(332733) Drolshagen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 2009 by OAM at La Sagra.
Gerhard Drolshagen (b. 1953) is co-manager of the Near-Earth Object program of the European Space Agency. He was a driving force in the establishment of this program from the initial planning in 2008 to the development of operational service.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Drolshagen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Drolshagen is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 332733 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 SV321 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0334 |
| Inclination | 8.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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