(333219) Rogerharrington Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Roger S. Harrington (b. 1972) is an American geologist and meteorite thin section lab manager at NASA JSC. He has developed sample section making techniques specifically for asteroid samples from Bennu and Ryugu. He produces high quality sample sections and polished mounts for researchers around the world.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #15, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rogerharrington is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rogerharrington is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333219 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 HE38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.63 km (#13,628 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.99 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0574 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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