(33437) Ordenovic Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Christophe Ordenovic (b. 1969) is a French software engineer at Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, France. He contributed to the simulation of asteroid observations for the Gaia mission and to the implementation and testing of algorithms devoted to the classification of stars.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ordenovic is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ordenovic is 2.58 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33437 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FK9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.13 km (#16,876 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.427 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 3.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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