(34433) Kavars Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Michelle Kavars mentored a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Lewis Central Middle School, Council Bluffs, Iowa.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kavars is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kavars is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34433 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SE37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.14 km (#8,730 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0740 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 2.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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