(333176) Sierragonzales Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 February 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Sierra A. Gonzales (b. 1994) is an American systems engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. She provided the on-console support as Real-time Operator for Rehearsals and TAG. She also led the operations effort, testing, and procedure for the Sample Stow following sample collection.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #15, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sierragonzales is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sierragonzales is 3.05 au from the Sun and 4.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333176 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 DW8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.82 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0990 |
| Inclination | 4.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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