(33617) Kailashraman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kailash Raman (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He attends the Sandra Day O'Connor High School, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kailashraman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kailashraman is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33617 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JQ65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.94 km (#15,359 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.245 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 4.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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