(33619) Dominickrowan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Dominick Michael Rowan (b. 1998) was awarded first place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He attends the Byram Hills High School, Armonk, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Dominickrowan is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dominickrowan is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33619
Provisional designation1999 JB66
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.83 km (#7,833 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0600
Rotation period4.38 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.7
Orbital period4.22 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.37 – 2.85 au
Eccentricity0.0934
Inclination4.66°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.35 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 12 May 1999

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