(33700) Gluckman Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Leia Ruth Gluckman (b. 2004) is a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her materials & bioengineering project. She attends the Beverly Vista Middle School, Beverly Hills, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Gluckman is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gluckman is 2.68 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33700
Provisional designation1999 KR13
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.40 km (#11,836 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.174
Absolute magnitude (H)14.24
Orbital period3.72 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.02 – 2.78 au
Eccentricity0.160
Inclination2.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

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

Also discovered on 18 May 1999

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