(333245) Peachey Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 October 2008 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
James Peachey (b. 1966) is an American research software engineer. He contributed to the Small Body Mapping Tool team for the OSIRIS-REx mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #15, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peachey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peachey is 3.59 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333245 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 HA71 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.61 |
| Orbital period | 5.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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