(333178) Sivaperuman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 December 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Sivaperuman Muniyasamy (b. 1996) is an Indian aerospace engineer and Ph.D. candidate in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Arizona. His research interests include planetary defense, developing multi-agent system strategies for lunar surface operations and advanced autonomous exploration, and resource utilization on the Moon and asteroids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #22, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sivaperuman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sivaperuman is 3.57 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333178 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 DZ16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.39 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 5.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.