(33163) Alainaspect Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Alain Aspect (b. 1947) is a French physicist who performed the first conclusive test of the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox. He is a member of the French Académie des sciences , a laureate of the Holweck prize (1991), a gold medalist of the CNRS (1995), an Albert Einstein medalist (2012) and a Niels Bohr medalist (2013).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #12, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alainaspect is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alainaspect is 2.12 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33163 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 EH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.89 km (#15,486 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.212 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.241 |
| Inclination | 2.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.983 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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