(33400) Laurapierson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Laura Catherine Pierson (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her mathematics project. She attends the College Preparatory School, Oakland, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Laurapierson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laurapierson is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33400 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CJ59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.91 km (#12,982 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.265 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0603 |
| Inclination | 7.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (28677) Laurakowalski
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