(97448) Bertorosco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Bertha (Bert) Orosco (b. 1961) is a long-time administrative associate at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and the Department of Planetary Sciences. As the main public point of contact, she has provided essential assistance for numerous planetary scientists, staff, students, classrooms, outreach events, and spacecraft missions.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bertorosco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bertorosco is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 97448 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 BW33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.95 km (#12,850 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.259 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.58 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0651 |
| Inclination | 8.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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