(33570) Jagruenstein Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Joshua Aaron Gruenstein (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his robotics and intelligent machines team project. He attends the Horace Mann School, Bronx, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jagruenstein is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jagruenstein is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33570
Provisional designation1999 JT30
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.26
Orbital period4.56 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.29 – 3.21 au
Eccentricity0.168
Inclination4.97°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.28 au

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

Also named after someone called Joshua

Also discovered on 10 May 1999

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