(330934) Natevanwey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 2009 by S. Cullen at LightBuckets.
Nate Van Wey (b. 1950) is the kind of teacher all educators should strive to be like. Mr. Van Wey has taught high school physics at Perry High School for 42 years and deserves to be recognized not only for this accomplishment but for all of the student's lives he has helped shape.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Natevanwey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Natevanwey is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 330934 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 SX228 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 2.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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