(33936) Johnwells Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 June 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
John Wells mentored a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. He teaches at the William Hopkins Junior High School, Fremont, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnwells is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnwells is 2.54 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33936 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LL30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.42 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 3.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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