(32090) Craigworley Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Craig Worley (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy project. He attends the Luella High School, Locust Grove, Georgia, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Craigworley is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Craigworley is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number32090
Provisional designation2000 KC29
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.80 km (#13,204 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.193
Absolute magnitude (H)14.86
Orbital period3.61 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.66 au
Eccentricity0.129
Inclination9.05°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Craig

Also discovered on 28 May 2000

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