(33495) Schaferjames Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
James R. Schafer mentored a finalist in the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schaferjames is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schaferjames is 1.98 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33495 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GL18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.88 km (#15,495 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.337 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 4.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.929 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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