(33414) Jessicatian Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Jessica C Tian (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her chemistry project. She attends the Del Norte High School, San Diego, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jessicatian is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jessicatian is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33414
Provisional designation1999 CP100
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.21 km (#16,764 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.397
Absolute magnitude (H)15.16
Orbital period3.76 years
Semi-major axis2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.171
Inclination6.57°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.00 au

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

Also discovered on 10 February 1999

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