(33466) Thomaslarson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Thomas G. Larson mentored a finalist in the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thomaslarson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thomaslarson is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33466 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FE33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0606 |
| Inclination | 6.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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