(33441) Catherineprato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Catherine Coulacos Prato (b. 1957) is a writer, editor, and supporter of women and other underrepresented groups in science and academia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-11-17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Catherineprato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Catherineprato is 2.45 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33441 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FT18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.50 km (#16,273 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.374 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0885 |
| Inclination | 6.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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