(32201) Heathermckay Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 July 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Heather McKay (b. 1941) is a retired Australian squash player and a legend of the sport. She won the British Open (unofficial world championship) 16 consecutive times before claiming the inaugural women's World Open title in 1979. By the time of her retirement in 1981, she had not lost a match in almost two decades, a record unlikely to ever be equaled.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Heathermckay is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heathermckay is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32201 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OZ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.99 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0943 |
| Inclination | 2.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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