(33748) Davegault Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 August 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Dave Gault (b. 1957) is an amiable coordinator and diligent analyzer of occultations for the Australasian region. An avid video observer, in 2021 he co-discovered the relatively large and nearby companion to (4337) Arecibo. It is the first double asteroid discovered that was subsequently confirmed by way of occultation results alone.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davegault is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davegault is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33748 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 PP4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.9 km (#2,912 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0330 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0951 |
| Inclination | 6.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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