(33323) Lucaspaganini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Lucas Paganini (b. 1980) is an Argentinian-American astronomer. He is an expert on molecular spectroscopy, planetary science and instrumentation, leading the development of submillimeter-wave instruments and the development of mission goals and requirements of several NASA/ESA space missions.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lucaspaganini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lucaspaganini is 3.69 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33323 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QN53 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.9 km (#2,921 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.56 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 3.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.209 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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