(33811) Scottobin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Scott Russell Tobin (b. 2003) is a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his environmental and earth sciences project. He attends the Creekside Middle School, Port Orange, Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scottobin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scottobin is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33811 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XO164 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.38 km (#14,279 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.355 |
| Rotation period | 55.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 8.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.785 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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