(33713) Mithravamshi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 June 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Mithra Vamshi Karamchedu (b. 2003) is a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his environmental and earth sciences project. He attends the Stoller Middle School, Portland, Oregon.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mithravamshi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mithravamshi is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33713
Provisional designation1999 LE22
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.99 km (#12,761 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.211
Absolute magnitude (H)14.6
Orbital period3.91 years
Semi-major axis2.48 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.46 – 2.50 au
Eccentricity0.00862
Inclination3.37°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.46 au

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

Also discovered on 9 June 1999

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