(24333) Petermassey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Peter Hans Massey (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences team project. He attends the Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Petermassey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Petermassey is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24333 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AA70 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.31 km (#14,465 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.234 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0875 |
| Inclination | 5.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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