(133008) Snedden Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Stephanie Snedden (b. 1950) is an American astronomer and a significant contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Snedden is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Snedden is 3.78 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 133008 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TU325 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 8.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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