(333230) Simkus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 2009 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Danielle Simkus (b. 1988) is a Canadian researcher and astrobiologist who studies the prebiotic organic chemistry of meteorites and other extraterrestrial samples. She is a Science Team Collaborator on NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #11, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Simkus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Simkus is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333230 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 HO47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.19 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0396 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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