(33433) Maurilia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 March 1999 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.

Maurilia Sposetti (b. 1957) is the sister of the discoverer.Naming citation (20040713/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Maurilia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMauriliaMaurilia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maurilia is 1.97 au from the Sun and 1.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33433
Provisional designation1999 EZ4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.26 km (#14,582 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.317
Absolute magnitude (H)14.57
Orbital period3.62 years
Semi-major axis2.36 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.94 – 2.77 au
Eccentricity0.175
Inclination9.48°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.972 au

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

Also discovered on 14 March 1999

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