(33725) Robertkent Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Robert Allen Kent (b. 2002) is a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his environmental and earth sciences project. He attends the Saint Anselm School, Chesterland, Ohio.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Robertkent is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robertkent is 3.02 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33725 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NJ6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.16 km (#10,323 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.200 |
| Rotation period | 24.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 5.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0638 |
| Inclination | 9.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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