(33179) Arsenewenger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 March 1998 by I. P. Griffin at Cocoa.
Born in France, Arsène Wenger (b. 1949) has managed the Arsenal Football Club in England since 1996. He is the club's most successful manager in terms of trophies won. In 2004 he became the only manager in Premier League history to go through an entire season undefeated.Naming citation (20071124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Arsenewenger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arsenewenger is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33179 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FY15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.28 km (#12,098 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.184 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0858 |
| Inclination | 2.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.