(33832) Johnplane Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
John M. C. Plane (b. 1958) is a British atmospheric chemist who studies planetary atmospheres using laboratory work, atmospheric measurements and numerical modeling. He is an expert on meteor ablation.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #10, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnplane is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnplane is 1.83 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33832 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EE135 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.56 km (#17,324 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.349 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 3.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.755 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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