(2033) Basilea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 1973 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Named for the old city of Basel and the 50th anniversary of the Astronomical Institute at Basel University.Naming citation (MPC 5359), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Basilea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Basilea is 2.29 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2033 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 CA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.71 km (#9,382 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.419 |
| Rotation period | 6.53 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 8.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by P. Wild
- (1657) Roemera
- (1687) Glarona
- (1748) Mauderli
- (1768) Appenzella
- (1773) Rumpelstilz
- (1775) Zimmerwald
- (1803) Zwicky
- (1830) Pogson
- (1831) Nicholson
- (1838) Ursa
- (1839) Ragazza
- (1844) Susilva
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