(333487) De Rose Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Marcos R. De Rose (b. 1996) is an American systems engineer and real-time operator for the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission. Prior to this role, he supported the Advanced Extremely High Frequency System launch operations team as an orbit analyst.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where De Rose is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: De Rose is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333487 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 VV59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.14 km (#14,848 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 11.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Marcos
All asteroids named after someone called Marcos
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