(10032) Hans-Ulrich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 1981 by S. J. Bus at Palomar.
Hans-Ulrich Auster (b. 1959) is Head of the Space Magnetometer Laboratory at Braunschweig Technical University, known for research and development of magnetometers aboard multiple spacecraft, including Rosetta's Philae lander.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hans-Ulrich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hans-Ulrich is 3.66 au from the Sun and 4.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10032 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 RF7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.71 km (#9,383 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.284 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.81 |
| Orbital period | 5.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 4.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.327 |
| Inclination | 8.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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