(33655) Sumathipala Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Marissa Sumathipala (b. 2000) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her cellular and molecular biology project. She attends the Broad Run High School, Ashburn, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sumathipala is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sumathipala is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33655 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JT88 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.81 km (#15,632 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.185 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 7.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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