(13313) Kathypeng Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kathy Peng mentored a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Harker School, San Jose, California.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kathypeng is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kathypeng is 2.86 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13313 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RU68 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.03 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 4.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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