(333241) Chugg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Jason A. Chugg (b. 1976) is an American farmer, general contractor, and pilot. He helped with the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission working with the Utah Test and Training Range.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #11, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chugg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chugg is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333241 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 HF65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0734 |
| Inclination | 4.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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