(33191) Santiagostone Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Santiago Stone (b. 2001) is a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his materials & bioengineering project. He attends St. John the Evangelist, Severna Park, Maryland.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Santiagostone is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Santiagostone is 2.90 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33191 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FW43 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.93 km (#12,929 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.182 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0651 |
| Inclination | 9.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Santiago
All asteroids named after someone called Santiago
Also discovered on 20 March 1998
- (8744) Cilla
- (8745) Delaney
- (8954) Baral
- (9126) Samcoulson
- (9243) Alag
- (9454) Ardeishar
- (11169) Alkon
- (11170) Bradenmilford
- (11173) Jayanderson
- (11174) Carandrews
- (11176) Batth
- (11685) Adamcurry
More named asteroids discovered by LINEAR
- (7904) Morrow
- (8744) Cilla
- (8745) Delaney
- (8954) Baral
- (9126) Samcoulson
- (9243) Alag
- (9454) Ardeishar
- (9458) Beaumont
- (9459) Gracecai
- (9461) Cotingkeh
- (9463) Criscione
- (9465) Fergusonsam
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