(33889) Jengebo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Jen Gebo mentored a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Missoula International School, Missoula, Montana.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jengebo is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jengebo is 2.16 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33889
Provisional designation2000 KZ22
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter1.91 km (#17,138 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.336
Absolute magnitude (H)15.53
Orbital period3.33 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.83 – 2.64 au
Eccentricity0.182
Inclination6.51°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.820 au

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

Also discovered on 28 May 2000

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