(33372) Jonathanchung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 January 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jonathan H Chung (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his cellular and molecular biology project. He attends the Hendrick Hudson High School, Montrose, New York.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-06-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jonathanchung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jonathanchung is 2.73 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33372 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 BP23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.12 km (#14,924 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.240 |
| Rotation period | 24.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 2.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.988 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 January 1999
- (15076) Joellewis
- (15476) Narendra
- (17880) Vanessaparker
- (29730) Bethwestfall
- (29747) Acorlando
- (31439) Mieyamanaka
- (121016) Christopharnold