(333101) Lovelace Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Brian Lovelace (b. 1993) is an American software engineer. He helped build the data processing system for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lovelace is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lovelace is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333101 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 UE298 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 2.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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