(33714) Sarakaufman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 June 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sara Lillian Kaufman (b. 2005) is a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her electrical and mechanical engineering project. She attends the American Heritage School, Plantation, Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sarakaufman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarakaufman is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33714 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 LG24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.80 km (#13,217 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.401 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.63 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0986 |
| Inclination | 5.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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