(33454) Neilclaffey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Neil Claffey mentored a finalist in the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Nashua High School South, Nashua, New Hampshire.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Neilclaffey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Neilclaffey is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33454 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FJ27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.97 km (#15,285 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.219 |
| Rotation period | 9.37 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 5.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.929 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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