(33626) Jasonsmith Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Jason Tanner Smith (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences team project. He attends the Jasper High School, Plano, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jasonsmith is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jasonsmith is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33626
Provisional designation1999 JH71
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.46 km (#16,330 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.242
Absolute magnitude (H)15.15
Orbital period4.04 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 2.90 au
Eccentricity0.141
Inclination7.30°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

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

Also named after someone called Jason

Also discovered on 12 May 1999

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