(33682) Waylonreid Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Waylon Reid Williams (b. 1997) was awarded first place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental engineering project. He attends the Muldrow High School, Muldrow, Oklahoma, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Waylonreid is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Waylonreid is 2.58 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number33682
Provisional designation1999 JO113
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.47 km (#16,322 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.290
Rotation period4.90 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.37
Orbital period4.22 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.56 – 2.66 au
Eccentricity0.0181
Inclination2.37°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.58 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 13 May 1999

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