(132824) Galamb Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 2002 by K. Sarneczky at Palomar.
József Galamb (1881-1955) was a Hungarian-born U.S. mechanical engineer who joined the Ford Motor Company as a designer in 1905. After redesigning the cooling system for the Model N, he became the company's chief designer and devised many of the parts of the Model T. He invented the production line in 1913.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Galamb is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Galamb is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 132824 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 QE79 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0847 |
| Inclination | 3.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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