(33040) Pavelmayer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1997 by M. Wolf at Ondrejov.
Pavel Mayer (b. 1932), a Czech astronomer at the Charles University in Prague, works on binary- and multiple-stellar systems. Mayer constructed the 0.65-m telescope, which was used for minor-planet and variable-star photometry and was also used for the discovery of this minor planet.Naming citation (20120831/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pavelmayer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pavelmayer is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33040 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 SO25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.02 km (#12,694 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0960 |
| Inclination | 2.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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