(333599) Rathan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2007 by CSS at Catalina.
Rathan “Ray” Balasingam (b. 1973) is a Canadian technician who built the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter. He has worked on a wide variety of space hardware, most notably on Canadarm and Canadarm2, the robotic arms used on the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #2, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rathan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rathan is 2.85 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333599 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 GH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0821 |
| Inclination | 13.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.