(33456) Ericacurran Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Erica Curran mentored a finalist in the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Dobbs Ferry High School, Dobbs Ferry, New York.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericacurran is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericacurran is 2.05 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33456 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FG28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.33 km (#14,406 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.160 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 5.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.965 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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