(33012) Eddieirizarry Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 1997 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Eddie Irizarry (b. 1969) is an astronomer at the Sociedad de Astronomia del Caribe. At the Arecibo Observatory he has arranged conferences related to asteroids and comets.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-04-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eddieirizarry is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eddieirizarry is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33012 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 EJ55 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.89 km (#6,690 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 1.54° |
| 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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