(32002) Gorokhovsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Elliot Gorokhovsky (b. 1999) was awarded first place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his systems software project. He attends the Fairview High School, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gorokhovsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gorokhovsky is 2.19 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32002 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HK51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.79 km (#11,026 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 2.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.946 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (15629) Sriner
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