(33609) Harishpalani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Harish Palani (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth and environmental sciences project. He attends the Sunset High School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Harishpalani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Harishpalani is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33609 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JO59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.70 km (#8,000 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.67 |
| Orbital period | 5.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0706 |
| Inclination | 6.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 10 May 1999
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- (11228) Botnick
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- (11230) Deschaffer
- (11231) Schiavo
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