(33516) Timonen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Petteri Timonen (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his systems software project. He attends the Valkeakosken Tietotien lukio, Valkeakoski, Finland.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Timonen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Timonen is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33516 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GO34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.59 km (#16,090 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.317 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 5.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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