(33583) Karamchedu Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Chaitanya Dasharathi Karamchedu (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental engineering project. He attends the Jesuit High School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Karamchedu is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karamchedu is 2.17 au from the Sun and 1.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33583
Provisional designation1999 JV36
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.73 km (#13,389 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.202
Absolute magnitude (H)14.58
Orbital period4.29 years
Semi-major axis2.64 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.16 – 3.12 au
Eccentricity0.180
Inclination6.48°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

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

Also discovered on 10 May 1999

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