(333594) Zabala Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 March 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.

Jessa Zabala (b. 1995) is a Canadian engineer who worked on the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter. She currently works on mission operations development using virtual reality.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #2, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Zabala is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zabala is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number333594
Provisional designation2007 EW17
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.8
Orbital period4.01 years
Semi-major axis2.52 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.11 – 2.94 au
Eccentricity0.163
Inclination3.41°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.10 au

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

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