(33224) Lesrogers Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Les Rogers mentored a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. He teaches at the Saint Edward's School, Vero Beach, Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lesrogers is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lesrogers is 3.23 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33224 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FG114 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.67 km (#11,295 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.169 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0548 |
| Inclination | 8.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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