(33282) Arjunramani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Arjun Srinivasan Ramani (b. 1998) was a finalist in the 2017 Regeneron STS, and was awarded 2nd place at the 2016 ISEF for his computer science project. He attends the West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School, West Lafayette, Indiana.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Arjunramani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arjunramani is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33282 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HZ129 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0643 |
| Inclination | 1.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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