(33598) Christineliu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Christine Joy Liu (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her computational biology and bioinformatics project. She attends the Westminster Schools, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Christineliu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Christineliu is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33598 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JA50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.70 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 5.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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