(333541) Roissier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Russell F. Roissier (b. 1988) is an American spacecraft test lab engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He also supports the MAVEN Mars Mission and was previously part of the Global Positioning System III assembly, integration, and test program.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Roissier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roissier is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333541 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 TT14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 7.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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