(32611) Ananyaganesh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ananya Lakshmi Ganesh (b. 2001) is a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her medicine and health sciences project. She attends the Westminster Schools, Atlanta, Georgia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ananyaganesh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ananyaganesh is 2.85 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32611 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QB253 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00530 |
| Inclination | 3.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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