(33829) Asherson Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Caryn Asherson mentored a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Beverly Vista Middle School, Beverly Hills, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Asherson is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Asherson is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33829
Provisional designation2000 EZ66
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.49
Orbital period3.34 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 2.52 au
Eccentricity0.127
Inclination1.55°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.939 au

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

Also discovered on 10 March 2000

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