(33622) Sedigh Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Kameron Sedigh (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attends the Kings Park High School, Kings Park, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sedigh is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sedigh is 2.64 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33622
Provisional designation1999 JR67
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.20 km (#10,255 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.114
Absolute magnitude (H)14.76
Orbital period4.13 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.33 – 2.81 au
Eccentricity0.0928
Inclination8.82°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.34 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 12 May 1999

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