(32424) Caryjames Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Cary James mentored a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Bangor High School, Bangor, Maine.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-04-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Caryjames is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caryjames is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32424 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RY62 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.49 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 5.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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