(33509) Mogilny Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Daniel Mogilny (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his systems software project. He attends the Holy Trinity School, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mogilny is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mogilny is 2.23 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33509
Provisional designation1999 GB27
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.04
Orbital period3.38 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 2.36 au
Eccentricity0.0482
Inclination7.22°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.15 au

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

Also named after someone called Daniel

Also discovered on 7 April 1999

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