(33550) Blackburn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lee Blackburn (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy project. He attends the Lawrence High School, Cedarhurst, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Blackburn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Blackburn is 2.47 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33550 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JQ14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.36 km (#11,938 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.281 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0759 |
| Inclination | 4.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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