(32569) Deming Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 August 2001 by C. Wolfe at Terre Haute.
Leo Deming (b. 1918) is an amateur astronomer and one of the founders of the original observatory at Rose-Hulman, where this minor planet was discovered. The name was suggested by R. Ditteon.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Deming is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Deming is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32569 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QW71 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.6 km (#4,789 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.158 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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