(32544) Debjaniroy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Debjani Roy mentored a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Bellarmine College Preparatory School, San Jose, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-04-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Debjaniroy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Debjaniroy is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32544 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QY11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.30 km (#16,596 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.400 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 6.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 August 2001
- (30593) Dangovski
- (32547) Shandroff
- (32549) Taricco
- (32550) Sharonthomas
- (32552) Jennithomas
- (32556) Jennivibber
- (32561) Waldron
- (32562) Caseywarner
- (32563) Nicolezaidi
- (34729) Natalianoel
- (34730) Rainajain
- (34731) Ronitjain