(33810) Tangirala Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Pujita Srilalitha Tangirala (b. 2004) is a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her chemistry project. She attends the Challenger School, Strawberry Park, San Jose, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tangirala is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tangirala is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33810 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XZ156 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0663 |
| Inclination | 3.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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