(33623) Kyraseevers Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Kyra Leigh Seevers (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering mechanics project. She attends the Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kyraseevers is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kyraseevers is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33623
Provisional designation1999 JY68
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.64
Orbital period3.61 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.69 au
Eccentricity0.145
Inclination2.98°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Kyra

Also discovered on 12 May 1999

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