(33762) Sanjayseshan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sanjay Seshan (b. 2002) is a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He attends the Dorseyville Middle School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sanjayseshan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sanjayseshan is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33762 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RV83 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.54 km (#11,560 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.103 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0739 |
| Inclination | 3.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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