(13337) Sampath Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vimala Sampath mentored a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Challenger School Ardenwood, Newark, California.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sampath is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sampath is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13337 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SZ114 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.06 km (#10,493 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.301 |
| Rotation period | 4.04 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0606 |
| Inclination | 1.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 September 1998
- (10237) Adzic
- (10238) Ananyakarthik
- (11380) Amolsingh
- (11382) Juliasitu
- (12915) Rinoliver
- (13336) Jillpernell
- (13339) Williamsmith
- (13341) Kellysweeney
- (13343) Annietaylor
- (13344) Upenieks
- (13346) Danielmiller
- (13349) Yarotsky