(33567) Sulekhfrederic Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Sulekh Frederic Fernando-Peiris (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He attends the Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon, Ohio, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sulekhfrederic is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sulekhfrederic is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33567
Provisional designation1999 JV27
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.14 km (#8,734 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0640
Absolute magnitude (H)14.93
Orbital period5.48 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.55 – 3.67 au
Eccentricity0.180
Inclination2.57°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.53 au

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

Also discovered on 10 May 1999

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