(33633) Strickland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Edmond Bruce Strickland (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering mechanics project. He attends the South Montgomery County Academy, Grady, Alabama, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Strickland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Strickland is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33633 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JL79 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 7.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Edmond
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Also discovered on 13 May 1999
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