(32393) Galinato Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Erin Galinato mentored a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Boise High School, Boise, Idaho.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-04-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Galinato is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Galinato is 3.28 au from the Sun and 4.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number32393
Provisional designation2000 QT209
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.65
Orbital period5.65 years
Semi-major axis3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.01 – 3.33 au
Eccentricity0.0502
Inclination1.16°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.03 au

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

Also named after someone called Erin

Also discovered on 31 August 2000

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