(33187) Pizzolato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rachel Michelle Pizzolato (b. 2004) is a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her energy and sustainability project. She attends the John Curtis Christian School, River Ridge, Louisiana.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pizzolato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pizzolato is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33187 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FD36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.34 |
| Orbital period | 4.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 8.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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