(33197) Charlallen Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Charla Allen mentored a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Early County Middle School, Blakely, Georgia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Charlallen is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsCharlallenCharlallen

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Charlallen is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33197
Provisional designation1998 FA52
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.56 km (#7,045 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0590
Rotation period6.74 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.55
Orbital period5.64 years
Semi-major axis3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.83 – 3.51 au
Eccentricity0.107
Inclination2.98°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.82 au

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

Also discovered on 20 March 1998

More named asteroids discovered by LINEAR