(210533) Seanmisner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1999 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.

Sean Misner (1987-2013) was one of the 19 elite Prescott's Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters who lost their lives battling a blaze on a ridge in Yarnell, AZ. Crews such as the Hotshots are connected to astronomy through their brave efforts to protect forests and the observatories within them from fire threats.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-10-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Seanmisner is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seanmisner is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number210533
Provisional designation1999 FE74
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)18.05
Orbital period3.41 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.94 – 2.59 au
Eccentricity0.143
Inclination2.39°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.959 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Sean

Also discovered on 20 March 1999

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