(333234) Michaelstarobin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Michael A. Starobin (b. 1968) is an American writer, filmmaker, and producer. Involved with NASA's OSIRIS REX mission since 2007, he produced and directed live coverage of sample return operations in 2023, as well as other live mission events since its inception. His perspective is that science solves, art explains; respect for both helps repair the world.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #15, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelstarobin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelstarobin is 2.82 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333234 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 HQ49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 3.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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