(333591) Emilykeates Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Emily Keates (b. 1994) is a Canadian engineer who worked on the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA). She started helping with OLA instrument testing as a student intern and continued as a mission operations engineer during proximity operations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #2, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Emilykeates is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emilykeates is 2.40 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333591 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 CM29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.02 km (#15,169 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0924 |
| Inclination | 16.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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