(33165) Joschhambsch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Franz-Josef (Josch) Hambsch (b. 1957) is a retired nuclear physicist, who worked for the Joint Research Centre in Geel, Belgium from 1984 to 2018. An active variable star observer, he has participated in many scientific research projects. Hambsch discovered the first white-dwarf pulsar AR Sco.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #12, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Joschhambsch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joschhambsch is 3.72 au from the Sun and 4.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33165 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 EO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.8 km (#4,702 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Rotation period | 17.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.61 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 3.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.253 |
| Inclination | 2.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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