(33468) Nelsoneric Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Eric R. Nelson mentored a finalist in the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Harker School, San Jose, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nelsoneric is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nelsoneric is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33468 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FD36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.45 km (#14,101 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.217 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 7.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.883 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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