(33420) Derekwoo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Derek Woo (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his environmental science project. He attends the Greenwich High School, Greenwich, Connecticut.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Derekwoo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Derekwoo is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33420 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CT116 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.89 km (#13,018 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0970 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0268 |
| Inclination | 9.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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