(33581) Rajeevjha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rajeev Jha (b. 1998) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences project. He also received the European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award. He attends the President Theodore Roosevelt High School, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rajeevjha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rajeevjha is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33581 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JQ35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.66 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 4.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.983 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 10 May 1999
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- (11230) Deschaffer
- (11231) Schiavo
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