(33704) Herinkang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Herin Kang (b. 2004) is a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her environmental and earth sciences project. She attends the Stratford Middle School, San Jose, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Herinkang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herinkang is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33704 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 KY16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.57 km (#11,485 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 1.98° |
| 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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- (18026) Juliabaldwin
- (18027) Gokcay
- (18028) Ramchandani
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- (29972) Chriswan
- (31787) Darcylawson
- (33696) Crouchley
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