(33520) Ichige Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Takahiro Ichige (b. 1998) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering mechanics project. He attends the Chiba Municipal High School, Chiba-City, Chiba-pref., Japan.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ichige is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ichige is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33520 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GE38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.99 km (#15,235 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.285 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0628 |
| Inclination | 9.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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