(33882) Schonbachler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 May 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Maria Schönbächler (b. 1969) is a Swiss professor of Isotope Geology at ETH Zürich, Switzerland. She studies the history and early evolution of the solar system by analysing and modeling isotope anomalies in meteorites and samples from the Moon.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schonbachler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schonbachler is 2.45 au from the Sun and 1.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33882 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JM74 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0695 |
| Inclination | 6.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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