(33201) Thomasartiss Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Thomas Artiss mentored a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. He teaches at the Harker School, San Jose, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thomasartiss is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thomasartiss is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33201 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FL54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0529 |
| Inclination | 1.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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