(333224) Alanarosejohnson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Alana Rose Johnson (b. 1975) is a U.S. Air Force veteran and senior communications specialist for the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters. She supported all communication activities for the OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Mission, including the live media coverage and broadcast of the sample capsule return to the Utah desert.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #15, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alanarosejohnson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alanarosejohnson is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333224 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 HB40 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.203 |
| Inclination | 6.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.792 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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