(13344) Upenieks Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kerrie Upenieks mentored a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Beehive Science & Technology Academy, Sandy, Utah.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Upenieks is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Upenieks is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13344 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SD130 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.70 km (#11,241 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.265 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0564 |
| Inclination | 1.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 September 1998
- (10237) Adzic
- (10238) Ananyakarthik
- (11380) Amolsingh
- (11382) Juliasitu
- (12915) Rinoliver
- (13336) Jillpernell
- (13337) Sampath
- (13339) Williamsmith
- (13341) Kellysweeney
- (13343) Annietaylor
- (13346) Danielmiller
- (13349) Yarotsky