(33559) Laurencooper Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lauren Cooper (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials science project. She attends the Lake Oswego High School, Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Laurencooper is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laurencooper is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33559 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JK23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.21 km (#12,243 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.120 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 6.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.991 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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