(33471) Ozuna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kenneth Ozuna mentored a finalist in the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Del Norte High School, San Diego, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ozuna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ozuna is 2.04 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33471 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FV38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.89 km (#15,467 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.192 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 3.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.943 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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