(33574) Shailaja Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shailaja Humane (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics and astronomy project. She attends the Watchung Hills Regional High School, Warren, New Jersey, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shailaja is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shailaja is 2.21 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33574 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JA33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.43 km (#16,390 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.298 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 1.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 May 1999
- (11219) Benbohn
- (11225) Borden
- (11227) Ksenborisova
- (11228) Botnick
- (11229) Brookebowers
- (11230) Deschaffer
- (11231) Schiavo
- (11413) Catanach
- (11414) Allanchu
- (12117) Meagmessina
- (16048) Eddiedai
- (16049) D'Amore