(33961) Macinleyneve Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Macinley Neve Butson (b. 2000) was awarded first place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her translational medical science project. She attends the Illawarra Grammar School, Mangerton, NSW, Australia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Macinleyneve is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Macinleyneve is 2.15 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33961 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 NO9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.54 km (#16,185 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.476 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 3.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.929 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.