(33154) Talent Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 February 1998 by NEAT at Haleakala.
David L. Talent was the contractor team leader for the NEAT camera transition to the 1.2-m AMOS telescope on Haleakala.Naming citation (20050407/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Talent is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Talent is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33154 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DT15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.68 km (#11,281 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.185 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0602 |
| Inclination | 15.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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