(333253) Steele Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 December 2004 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Robert “Josh” Steele (b. 1975) is an American research software engineer. He led the Small Body Mapping Tool team for the OSIRIS-REx mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #15, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Steele is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Steele is 3.34 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333253 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 JE6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.45 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.05 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0446 |
| Inclination | 20.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.