(33556) Brennanclark Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Brennan Scott Clark (b. 1997) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his translational medical science team project. He attends the Breck School, Golden Valley, Minnesota, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Brennanclark is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brennanclark is 2.35 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33556
Provisional designation1999 JR20
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.06 km (#15,078 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.300
Rotation period3.86 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.8
Orbital period3.42 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 2.40 au
Eccentricity0.0577
Inclination3.73°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

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

Also discovered on 10 May 1999

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