(33248) Nataliehowell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Natalie Howell mentored a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Caddo Middle Magnet, Shreveport, Louisiana.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nataliehowell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nataliehowell is 2.52 au from the Sun and 1.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33248 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HY18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.01 km (#12,707 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.159 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 6.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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