(32579) Allendavia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Davia Elizabeth LeXin Allen (b. 2002) is a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her animal science project. She attends the Early County Middle School, Blakely, Georgia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Allendavia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Allendavia is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32579 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QJ97 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.58 km (#16,121 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.463 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 6.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.