(33222) Gillingham Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David Gillingham mentored a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. He teaches at the High Tech Middle, San Diego, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gillingham is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gillingham is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33222 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FG112 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 8.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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