(32033) Arjunkapoor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Arjun Kapoor (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his systems software team project. He attends the Wheatley School, Old Westbury, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Arjunkapoor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arjunkapoor is 1.91 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32033 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JV16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.62 km (#16,017 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.178 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 2.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.898 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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