(33467) Johnlieb Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

John Michael Lieb mentored a finalist in the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Roxbury Latin School, West Roxbury, Massachusetts.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Johnlieb is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnlieb is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33467
Provisional designation1999 FG35
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.08
Orbital period4.08 years
Semi-major axis2.56 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.15 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.159
Inclination3.46°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.14 au

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

Also named after someone called John

Also discovered on 19 March 1999

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