(33335) Guibert Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Jean Guibert (b. 1937) is a French astronomer, and the founder and former director of the MAMA (Machine Á Mesurer Automatique) and Centre d´Analyse des Images at Paris Observatory. More recently he has been involved in the development of the Virtual Observatory Paris Data Centre.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-04-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Guibert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guibert is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33335 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VQ4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.93 km (#17,115 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.228 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 1.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.889 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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