(33902) Ingoldsby Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Martin Ingoldsby mentored a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. He teaches at the Creekside Middle School, Port Orange, Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ingoldsby is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ingoldsby is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33902 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 KU64 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 4.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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