(33869) Brunnermatt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Matt Brunner mentored a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. He teaches at the Shady Side Academy Middle School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brunnermatt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brunnermatt is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33869 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JK32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.01 km (#15,203 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.339 |
| Rotation period | 48.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 6.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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