(333050) Olds Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Ryan Olds (b. 1981), American engineer, serves as the Guidance, Navigation, and Control manager for the OSIRIS-REx mission. Prior to this role, he served as Natural Feature Tracking Lead and as a Guidance Navigation and Controls engineer and analyst.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Olds is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Olds is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333050 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 SA174 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0747 |
| Inclination | 11.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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