(33610) Payra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Syamantak Payra (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his embedded systems project. He also received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award. He attends the Clear Brook High School, Friendswood, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Payra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Payra is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33610 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JF60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.70 km (#15,861 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 8.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.932 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 May 1999
- (11219) Benbohn
- (11225) Borden
- (11227) Ksenborisova
- (11228) Botnick
- (11229) Brookebowers
- (11230) Deschaffer
- (11231) Schiavo
- (11413) Catanach
- (11414) Allanchu
- (12117) Meagmessina
- (16048) Eddiedai
- (16049) D'Amore