(33434) Scottmanley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1999 by ODAS at Caussols.
Scott Manley (b. 1972) is a popular science communicator, best known for his videos on youtube combining science and games. Formerly an astrophysicist, he studied asteroid collisions at Armagh Observatory and created visualizations of the main belt and near-Earth asteroids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scottmanley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scottmanley is 3.01 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33434 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.60 km (#11,429 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.252 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.03 |
| Orbital period | 5.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0643 |
| Inclination | 1.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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