(32014) Bida Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Thomas A. Bida (b. 1959) is an instrument scientist at Lowell Observatory. He has developed instruments for Lowell's Discovery Channel Telescope and for Lowell's telescopes at Anderson Mesa. He also actively pursues a program of research on Mercury's atmosphere.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bida is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bida is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32014 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HL64 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.08 km (#15,004 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.245 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.67 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.245 |
| Inclination | 6.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.660 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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