(33226) Melissamacko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Melissa Macko mentored a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Aventura Waterways K-8 Center, Miami, Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Melissamacko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Melissamacko is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33226 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FW121 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 2.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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