(33979) Sunhaochun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sun Haochun Michael (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his math team project. He attends the Shanghai American School Puxi, Shanghai, China.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sunhaochun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sunhaochun is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33979 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 NJ21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.34 km (#14,375 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.331 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 4.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.948 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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