(32214) Colburn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Thomas William Colburn (b. 1998) is a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search , a science competition for high school seniors, for his chemistry project. He attends the Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-05-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Colburn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Colburn is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32214 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OV15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0737 |
| Inclination | 1.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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