(333228) Mollywasser Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 December 2009 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Molly Wasser (b. 1987) is an American space science communicator and educator. She strives to make science accessible, particularly for underrepresented groups in the field. As the Planetary Science Digital Lead at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, she led NASA's digital communications for OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample collection and sample return.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #11, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mollywasser is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mollywasser is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333228 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 HW42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.9 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.07 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0206 |
| Inclination | 9.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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