(33269) Broccoli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
JoMarie Broccoli mentored a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Nysmith School for the Gifted and Talented, Herndon, Virginia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Broccoli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Broccoli is 2.06 au from the Sun and 1.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33269 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HC95 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0805 |
| Inclination | 3.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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