(33964) Patrickshober Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Patrick Shober (b. 1995) is an American planetary scientist who completed his Ph.D. in 2022 with the Desert Fireball Network in Australia. He then moved to Paris Observatory to continue his work on the orbital evolution of small-bodies, identifying the likely origins of orbital meteorites.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 33), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Patrickshober is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Patrickshober is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33964 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 NS10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.40 km (#16,459 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.337 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 6.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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