(33990) Kathleenmcbride Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Kathleen McBride (b. 1962) is an American veteran meteorite and cosmic dust processor at NASA Johnson Space Center with over 33 years’ experience. She worked on the Columbia accident investigation team and her work with astromaterials is critical to studies by scientists around the world.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 33), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kathleenmcbride is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kathleenmcbride is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33990 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 ND27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 2.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.965 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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