(333210) Lunning Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2006 by CSS at Catalina.
Nicole Lunning (b. 1982) is an American geologist, petrologist, planetary scientist and astromaterials sample curator. She investigates planetesimal formation processes by studying meteorites and asteroids, and by performing petrological experiments. She is the OSIRIS-REx sample curator for the asteroid Bennu samples curated by NASA.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #15, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lunning is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lunning is 2.94 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333210 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 HX14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.42 |
| Orbital period | 5.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0873 |
| Inclination | 9.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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