(33348) Stevelliott Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 December 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Steven Thomas Elliott (b. 1998) was a finalist in the 2017 Regeneron STS, and was awarded 2nd place at the 2016 ISEF for his engineering project. He is homeschooled at the Magnolia Academy, Parker, Texas.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stevelliott is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stevelliott is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33348 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XO39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.32 km (#14,436 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.290 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0722 |
| Inclination | 4.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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