(32402) Annametke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 August 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Anna Metke (b. 1992) is an American scientist and the Operations Manager of the University of Central Florida's Exolith Laboratory (Orlando, Florida). She is a leader in the development, production, and distribution of high-mineralogical fidelity simulations for lunar, Martian, and asteroid regoliths.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 24), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Annametke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Annametke is 3.43 au from the Sun and 4.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32402 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QF231 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.7 km (#4,741 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.17 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.239 |
| Inclination | 8.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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