(33917) Kellyoconnor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 June 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kelly O'Connor mentored a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the George H. Moody Middle School, Richmond, Virginia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kellyoconnor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kellyoconnor is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33917 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LK19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.70 km (#13,472 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.127 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 7.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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