(33994) Regidufour Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 July 2000 by Needville at Needville.
Reginald Dufour (b. 1948), a Rice University professor in Houston, has advanced our knowledge of nebulae and star-forming galaxies through ground-based and space-based studies. A mentor and friend of amateur astronomers, he kindly loaned the CCD camera used to discover this minor planet.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Regidufour is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Regidufour is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33994 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0352 |
| Inclination | 4.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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