(33490) Roggemans Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 April 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Paul Roggemans (b. 1958) is a Belgian amateur astronomer and meteor observer who co-founded the International Meteor Organization. He is editor of the online magazine eMeteorNews.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 30), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Roggemans is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roggemans is 2.08 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33490 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GK9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 6.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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