(333264) Gabriel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 2006 by CSS at Catalina.
Gabriel Lugo (b. 1986) is a mechanical design engineer. He designs custom tools and hardware for astromaterials curation scientists. He is a first generation college grad from his Mexican-American family.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #15, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Gabriel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gabriel is 3.26 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333264 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 JL22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 16.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.