(33251) Marcvandenbroeck Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 April 1998 by T. Pauwels at Uccle.
Marc Van den Broeck (b. 1969) is a Belgian amateur astronomer. He was the director of Urania, one of Belgium's largest and most successful public observatories, for 30 years. Marc was also a weatherman for regional radio and TV stations in Antwerp.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #3, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marcvandenbroeck is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marcvandenbroeck is 3.06 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33251 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HS24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.53 km (#9,673 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.159 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.13 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0431 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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