(33538) Jaredbergen Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Jared Randolph Bergen (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences project. He attends the Sayville High School, West Sayville, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jaredbergen is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jaredbergen is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33538
Provisional designation1999 HR10
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.81 km (#13,202 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0840
Absolute magnitude (H)14.95
Orbital period3.57 years
Semi-major axis2.34 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.21 – 2.46 au
Eccentricity0.0542
Inclination4.95°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.22 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Jared

Also discovered on 17 April 1999

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