(32310) Asherwillner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Asher Justin Willner (b. 1998) is a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search , a science competition for high school seniors, for his engineering project. He attends the Yeshiva University High School of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-05-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Asherwillner is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Asherwillner is 2.19 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number32310
Provisional designation2000 QY35
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.37 km (#14,291 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.270
Absolute magnitude (H)14.91
Orbital period4.19 years
Semi-major axis2.60 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 3.02 au
Eccentricity0.160
Inclination3.43°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

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

Also discovered on 24 August 2000

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