(333183) Harishswabhash Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Harish Vernekar (b. 1998) is an Indian aerospace researcher specializing in the design of satellite guidance, navigation, and control systems to study Near-Earth Objects and advance planetary defense strategies. The name combines his name with those of his parents, Swati Vernekar and Subhash Vernekar who worked to help him achieve his goals.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #15, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Harishswabhash is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Harishswabhash is 2.41 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333183 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 DS79 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0517 |
| Inclination | 7.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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