(33589) Edwardkim Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Edward Sangyoon Kim (b. 1999) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He also received the Intel and Indo-US Science & Technology Forum Award. He attends the Midway High School, Waco, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Edwardkim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edwardkim is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33589 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JM46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.43 km (#8,336 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0740 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 3.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.207 |
| Inclination | 3.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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