(33193) Emhyr Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Emhyr Subramanian (b. 2002) is a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his chemistry project. He attends the Challenge School, Denver, Colorado.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Emhyr is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emhyr is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33193
Provisional designation1998 FO47
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.04 km (#8,867 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0700
Absolute magnitude (H)14.07
Orbital period4.31 years
Semi-major axis2.65 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.43 – 2.87 au
Eccentricity0.0832
Inclination1.62°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.42 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 20 March 1998

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