(333631) Arivogel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2008 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Ari Vogel (b. 1980) is an American spacecraft program manager. He directed the Lockheed Martin Deep Space Exploration Mission Segment during OSIRIS-REx sample collection and sample return, and led a team that enabled innovative exploration missions such as Lucy, Janus, MAVEN, Juno, Mars Sample Return, and Dragonfly.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Arivogel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arivogel is 2.05 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333631 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 GN50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 3.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.909 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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