(333502) Candelaria Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Patricia L. Candelaria (b. 1965) is the American information technology program manager for OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. She has supported the Tethered Satellite System, Magellan, Mars Global Surveyor, Odyssey, Stardust, Genesis, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, InSight, Juno, Spitzer and MAVEN, Lucy, Janus, Lunar Trailblazer, and Dragonfly.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #18, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Candelaria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Candelaria is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333502 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 EW67 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.11 km (#10,415 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0470 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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