(33688) Meghnabehari Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Meghna Swaminathan Behari (b. 2002) is a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her materials & bioengineering project. She attends the Marshall Middle School, Wexford, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Meghnabehari is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Meghnabehari is 2.85 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33688 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JQ123 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 2.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 May 1999
- (11417) Chughtai
- (11418) Williamwang
- (11743) Jachowski
- (17130) Alexzhang
- (17147) Mariafields
- (17149) Victoriagraf
- (17151) Zanderhill
- (18012) Marsland
- (18013) Shedletsky
- (18015) Semenkovich
- (18016) Grondahl
- (18019) Dascoli