(2032) Ethel Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 July 1970 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Ethel is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsEthelEthel

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ethel is 3.44 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2032
Provisional designation1970 OH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter36.0 km (#1,105 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0340
Absolute magnitude (H)11.47
Orbital period5.39 years
Semi-major axis3.08 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.69 – 3.46 au
Eccentricity0.126
Inclination1.51°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.68 au

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

Also discovered on 30 July 1970

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