(33970) Conorbenson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Conor J. Benson (b. 1993) is an American aerospace engineer who has studied the rotational dynamics of asteroids and defunct artificial satellites. He applied the YORP effect to these bodies in conjunction with gravitational torques and dissipation effects. From his detailed analysis he has found new classes of secular dynamical evolution of small asteroids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #1, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Conorbenson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Conorbenson is 2.70 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33970 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 NC14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.87 km (#13,061 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.246 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 9.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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