(33591) Landsberger Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Huws Yoshito Landsberger (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He attends the Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Landsberger is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Landsberger is 2.06 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33591
Provisional designation1999 JW46
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.93
Orbital period3.57 years
Semi-major axis2.34 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 2.64 au
Eccentricity0.129
Inclination7.69°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

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

Also discovered on 10 May 1999

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