(33680) Vasconcelos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Francisca Vasconcelos (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her robotics and intelligent machines project. She attends the Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vasconcelos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vasconcelos is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33680 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JP108 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.13 km (#14,891 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0942 |
| Inclination | 2.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Francisca
All asteroids named after someone called Francisca
Also discovered on 13 May 1999
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- (11418) Williamwang
- (11743) Jachowski
- (17130) Alexzhang
- (17147) Mariafields
- (17149) Victoriagraf
- (17151) Zanderhill
- (18012) Marsland
- (18013) Shedletsky
- (18015) Semenkovich
- (18016) Grondahl
- (18019) Dascoli