(33662) Tacescu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alex Cristian Tacescu (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering mechanics project. He attends the Clovis North High School, Fresno, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tacescu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tacescu is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33662 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JW91 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.87 km (#15,517 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.340 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 7.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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