(32008) Adriangalad Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Adrián Galád (b. 1970) is an astronomer at Modra and Ondřejov observatories who has (co-)authored a number of papers on asteroid photometric observations and orbital integrations. He is a co-discoverer of several binary asteroids, using the photometry technique. Name suggested by P. Pravec and A. Harris.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-06-20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Adriangalad is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adriangalad is 2.08 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32008 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HM53 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.02 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 6.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.771 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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