(33487) Jeanpierrerivet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 April 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Jean-Pierre Rivet (b. 1964) is a French astronomer at the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur. He serves as the cornerstone of the twin 1-m telescopes of Calern observatory, which have hosted many successful programs such as the Calern Asteroid Polarisation Survey.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 30), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeanpierrerivet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeanpierrerivet is 2.37 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33487 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GS8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.64 km (#15,986 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.192 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0899 |
| Inclination | 4.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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