(13824) Kramlik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Thomas Kramlik mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Penndale Middle School, Lansdale, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (20021021/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kramlik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kramlik is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13824 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VG86 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0858 |
| Inclination | 6.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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