(32276) Allenliu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Allen Liu (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search , a science competition for high school seniors, for his mathematics project. He attends the Penfield High School, Penfield, New York.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-05-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Allenliu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Allenliu is 2.23 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32276 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PV14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0510 |
| Inclination | 6.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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