(33974) Alexmeyer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Alex J. Meyer (b. 1995) is an American planetary scientist who has carried out fundamental research on the dynamics of binary asteroid systems and how they are perturbed by close planetary flybys. His research has been specifically applied to the investigation of the Didymos-Dimorphos system in support of NASA's DART mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #1, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alexmeyer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexmeyer is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33974 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 ND17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.09 km (#7,533 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Rotation period | 4.68 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 5.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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