(33850) Mohammadsaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Mohammad (Mohi) Saki (b. 1988) is an Iranian postdoctoral researcher at Auburn University. He is an expert in the molecular composition of comets and is advancing our understanding of the storage and release of volatiles using ground-breaking observations with space and ground-based observations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mohammadsaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mohammadsaki is 1.78 au from the Sun and 0.897 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33850 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HT26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.40 km (#16,445 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.304 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.243 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.794 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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