(33162) Sofiarandich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 1998 by Forti, G., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.
Sofia Randich (b. 1962), director of the INAF-Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory since 2018, is the first woman to hold that post. She is an expert on stellar spectroscopy, star clusters, star and Galactic formation and evolution. She is the Co-lead of the Gaia-ESO Spectroscopic Survey, on 8m-class telescope (the ESO VLT).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #11, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sofiarandich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sofiarandich is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33162 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DT35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.59 km (#16,088 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.381 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 1.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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