(32007) Amirhelmy Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Amir Helmy (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his systems software project. He attends the Eastside High School, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Amirhelmy is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amirhelmy is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number32007
Provisional designation2000 HY52
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.88 km (#10,858 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0470
Absolute magnitude (H)15.82
Orbital period3.33 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.90 – 2.56 au
Eccentricity0.147
Inclination6.21°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.910 au

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

Also discovered on 29 April 2000

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