(33215) Garyjones Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Gary Jones mentored a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. He teaches at the Westminster Schools, Atlanta, Georgia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Garyjones is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Garyjones is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33215 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FU90 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.84 km (#13,137 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.331 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 8.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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