(33504) Rebrouwer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rachel Elizabeth Brouwer (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and environmental sciences project. She attends the Bedford Academy, Bedford, NS, Canada.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rebrouwer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rebrouwer is 2.78 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33504 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GT20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.63 km (#17,299 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.271 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 3.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.957 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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