(33727) Kummel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kathryn Tsi-Pak Kummel (b. 2003) is a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her environmental and earth sciences project. She attends the North Middle School, Colorado Springs, Colorado.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kummel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kummel is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33727 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NS13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 15.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0901 |
| Inclination | 9.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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