(33897) Erikagreen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Erika Green mentored a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Burlington Township Middle School, Burlington, New Jersey.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Erikagreen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erikagreen is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33897 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 KU41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 7.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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