(33343) Madorobin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 December 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.

Mado Robin (1918-1960) was a French coloratura soprano, noted for her extreme vocal range.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-11-04), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Madorobin is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMadorobinMadorobin

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Madorobin is 2.39 au from the Sun and 1.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33343
Provisional designation1998 XT10
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter1.63 km (#17,298 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.382
Rotation period6.21 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.62
Orbital period3.53 years
Semi-major axis2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.15 – 2.49 au
Eccentricity0.0737
Inclination7.28°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 15 December 1998

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