(33455) Coakley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jack Coakley mentored a finalist in the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the College Preparatory School, Oakland, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Coakley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Coakley is 2.26 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33455 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FV27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0687 |
| Inclination | 6.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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