(333033) Yutakahashi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Yu Takahashi (b. 1986), a Japanese-American scientist, worked on the OSIRIS-REx mission as a member of the radio science team. He contributed to the delivery of Bennu ephemeris and gravity field analysis for the project.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yutakahashi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yutakahashi is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333033 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 SO66 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 2.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.927 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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