(333601) Curtiscalva Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 April 2007 by CSS at Catalina.
Curtis David Calva (b. 1987) is an American astromaterials processor and member of the OSIRIS-REx curation team at the Johnson Space Center. Curtis has worked in the OSIRIS-REx, Genesis, Stardust, and Antarctic Meteorite collections, but their expertise has led them to assist in nearly every Curation Collection at the Johnson Space Center.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #2, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Curtiscalva is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Curtiscalva is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333601 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 GG18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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