(13246) Hannahshu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 June 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Hannah T. Shu (b. 2005) was a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for her physics project. She attended the International School of Monterey, Seaside, California.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hannahshu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hannahshu is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13246 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 MJ33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.92 km (#5,812 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Rotation period | 14.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 4.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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