(33517) Paulfoltin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Paul Foltin (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his embedded systems team project. He attends the Franz-Haniel-Gymnasium, Duisburg, Germany.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paulfoltin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paulfoltin is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33517 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GT34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.13 km (#7,477 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 11.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 6.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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