(333626) Huerta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 2008 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Lorenzo “Larry” Huerta (b. 1974) is an American spacecraft IT systems engineer. Throughout his career, he has supported ISS/Shuttle programs and provided IT systems support for several spacecraft missions.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #2, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Huerta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Huerta is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333626 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 AT10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.44 km (#16,385 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0270 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.