(33221) Raqueljacobson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Raquel Jacobson-Peregrino mentored a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Boston Latin School, Boston, Massachusetts.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Raqueljacobson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raqueljacobson is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33221 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FS111 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.01 km (#15,186 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.281 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 4.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.786 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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