(32590) Cynthiachen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Cynthia Chen (b. 2002) is a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her environmental and earth sciences project. She attends the Harker School, San Jose, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cynthiachen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cynthiachen is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32590 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QF130 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 5.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.996 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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