(33285) Martinleiva Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 May 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Alejandro Martín Leiva (b. 1971) is an Argentinian associate professor of the Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba of Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina). He works on non-linear dynamics relevant to minor-body population dynamics and the evolution of planetary systems.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Martinleiva is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martinleiva is 3.12 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33285 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 JR2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.59 km (#8,141 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.148 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0481 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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