(32092) Brianxia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Brian Xia (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences project. He attends the Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Brianxia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brianxia is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number32092
Provisional designation2000 KG31
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.1
Orbital period4.12 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.22 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.139
Inclination0.633°
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 named after someone called Brian

Also discovered on 28 May 2000

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