(33444) Shaddad Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Muawia Hamid Shaddad (b. 1952) is a Sudanese astronomer at Khartoum University in Sudan, who founded the Sudanese Society for Astronomy and Space Sciences. Supported by over 150 students and staff, he organized the recovery and study of meteorites from the impact of asteroid 2008 TC3.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shaddad is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shaddad is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33444 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FF19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 2.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.833 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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