(33687) Julianbain Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Julian Manitou Bain (b. 2003) is a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He attends the Missoula International School, Missoula, Montana.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Julianbain is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Julianbain is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33687
Provisional designation1999 JP122
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.97
Orbital period4.14 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.08 – 3.07 au
Eccentricity0.192
Inclination8.34°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

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

Also named after someone called Julian

Also discovered on 13 May 1999

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