(33606) Brandonmuncan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Brandon Michael Muncan (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his translational medical science project. He attends the Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, Jamaica, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brandonmuncan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brandonmuncan is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33606 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JG56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 8.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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