(33703) Anthonyhill Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anthony Glenn Hill (b. 2002) is a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his plant science project. He attends the Churchill Junior High, Salt Lake City, Utah.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anthonyhill is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anthonyhill is 2.77 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33703 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 KZ15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.73 km (#11,157 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.114 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.48 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0943 |
| Inclination | 5.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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