(33263) Willhutch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
William Hutchinson mentored a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. He teaches at the Louise A. Benton Middle School, Manassas, Virginia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Willhutch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Willhutch is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33263 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HP53 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.60 km (#13,720 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.216 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.83 |
| Orbital period | 5.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0686 |
| Inclination | 2.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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