(33484) Nathanroth Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Nathan Roth (b. 1988) is an American research scientist working in the Astrochemistry Laboratory at NASA Goddard. He is an expert in near-infrared spectroscopy and millimeter-wave interferometry. Roth works to understand connections between primitive solar system bodies and other astrophysical environments.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nathanroth is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nathanroth is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33484 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GS7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.87 km (#10,883 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.06 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 2.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Nathan
- (10275) Nathankaib
- (17106) Tidball
- (20078) Nathanrosen
- (22485) Unterman
- (24492) Nathanmonroe
- (27421) Nathanhan
- (28452) Natkondamuri
- (32279) Marshall
- (32594) Nathandeng
- (58152) Natsoderblom
- (134019) Nathanmogk
All asteroids named after someone called Nathan
Also discovered on 7 April 1999
- (17072) Athiviraham
- (19531) Charton
- (19533) Garrison
- (21608) Gloyna
- (27227) McAdam
- (28364) Bruceelmegreen
- (29880) Andytran
- (29881) Tschopp
- (29886) Randytung
- (29897) Kossen
- (31631) Abbywilliams
- (31632) Stephaying