(33027) Brouillac Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 August 1997 by A. Klotz at Castres.

Laurent Brouillac (b. 1967), a member of the Association des Utilisateurs de Détecteurs Électroniques, has contributed to the promotion of astronomical observations using Webcams.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #12, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Brouillac is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brouillac is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33027
Provisional designation1997 QE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.35
Orbital period3.50 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.77 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.230
Inclination6.16°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.764 au

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

Also named after someone called Laurent

Also discovered on 23 August 1997

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