(33399) Emilyann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Emily Ann Peterson (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her cellular and molecular biology project. She attends the Smithtown High School East, Saint James, New York.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-06-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Emilyann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emilyann is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33399 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CC59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.86 km (#17,181 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.510 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0961 |
| Inclination | 4.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.996 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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