(33568) Godishala Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Prashant Sai Godishala (b. 1998) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his translational medical science team project. He attends the Breck School, Golden Valley, Minnesota, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Godishala is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Godishala is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33568
Provisional designation1999 JN29
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.79
Orbital period4.57 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.68 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.0266
Inclination4.20°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.67 au

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

Also discovered on 10 May 1999

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