(32315) Clarezhu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Clare Zhu (b. 1998) is a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search , a science competition for high school seniors, for her biochemistry project. She attends the Northwood High School, Irvine, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-05-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Clarezhu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Clarezhu is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32315 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QO43 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.45 km (#14,114 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.283 |
| Rotation period | 3.72 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.93 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0253 |
| Inclination | 1.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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