(33518) Stoetzer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Myrijam Stoetzer (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her embedded systems team project. She attends the Franz-Haniel-Gymnasium, Duisburg, Germany.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Stoetzer is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stoetzer is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33518
Provisional designation1999 GH35
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.73 km (#15,789 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.179
Absolute magnitude (H)15.14
Orbital period3.33 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.13 – 2.33 au
Eccentricity0.0431
Inclination2.67°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.15 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 6 April 1999

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