(33872) Kristichung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kristi Chung mentored a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Stratford Middle School, San Jose, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kristichung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kristichung is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33872 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JX39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.47 km (#14,040 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.212 |
| Rotation period | 13.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 5.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (16265) Lemay
- (16266) Johconnell
- (16267) Mcdermott
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