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Muralidhar Discovery and designationDiscovered by Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team Discovery site Socorro Discovery date September 14, 1998 DesignationsMPC designation 21570 Alternate name(s) 1998 RK33 Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 2.9489323 Peri 2.2345071 Eccentricity 0.1378284 Orbital period 1523.9842095 Mean anomaly 189.76638 Inclination 13.20008 Longitude of ascending node 2.19038 Argument of peri 253.23337 Geometric albedo 0.0203 Absolute magnitude (H) 13.60 21570 Muralidhar (1998 RK33) is a minor planet in the main asteroid belt. It was discovered on September 14, 1998 by the Asteroid Research Team of the Near-Earth Lincoln Laboratory in Socorro. The asteroid is named after Vinayak Muralidhar for winning 2nd place in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in 2006.
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Categories:- Main Belt asteroids
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1998
- Main Belt asteroid stubs
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