(33384) Jacyfang Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Jacy Fang (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her medicine and health project. She attends the Academy for Medical Science Technology, Hackensack, New Jersey.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-06-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jacyfang is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jacyfang is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33384
Provisional designation1999 CV42
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.08
Orbital period3.50 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.86 – 2.76 au
Eccentricity0.196
Inclination5.50°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.843 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 10 February 1999

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