(32272) Hasegawayuya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 August 2000 by BATTeRS at Bisei SG Center.
Yuya Hasegawa (b. 2002) was a prizewinner in the 2008 Space Day Award, an essay competition for children in elementary school. He attends the Iwazono Elementary School, Ashiya-shi, Hyogo-ken, and his winning essay was entitled “Dream of riding on Halley's Comet”.Naming citation (20091004/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hasegawayuya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hasegawayuya is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32272 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PV4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.41 km (#16,429 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.438 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0609 |
| Inclination | 5.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.