(333717) Alexgreaves Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 September 2009 by N. Falla at Mayhill.

Alexander Richard Brian Greaves (b. 2000) is the grandson of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-06-13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Alexgreaves is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexgreaves is 1.93 au from the Sun and 0.943 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	333717
Provisional designation	2009 SE41
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)	17.97
Orbital period	3.38 years
Semi-major axis	2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.92 – 2.59 au
Eccentricity	0.148
Inclination	4.97°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.927 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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