(33443) Schambeau Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Charles A. Schambeau (b. 1984) is an American planetary scientist who earned his Ph.D. at the University of Central Florida. He publishes telescopic studies of the properties and behaviors of distant comets and active Centaurs. He has made significant contributions to our knowledge of Centaur 29P.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schambeau is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schambeau is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33443 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FZ18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.84 km (#9,164 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 3.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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