(6033) Southwood Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1984 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
David Southwood (b. 1945) is a British space scientist and Senior Research Investigator at Imperial College, London. He is a contributor to solar-system exploration through research and executive roles at ESA, including multi-agency collaborations. This includes involvement in the Cassini-Huygens mission that led to the discovery of the geysers on Enceladus.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Southwood is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Southwood is 3.50 au from the Sun and 4.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6033 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 SQ4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.9 km (#2,913 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Rotation period | 35.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.63 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 16.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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