(32436) Eranofek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Eran Ofek (b. 1972) is an astrophysicist at the Weizmann Institute of Science who studies transient phenomena on the outskirts of the solar system.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eranofek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eranofek is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32436 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RQ97 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.86 km (#9,131 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.355 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0437 |
| Inclination | 21.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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