(32442) Heejaelee Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Hee-Jae Lee (b. 1990) is a Korean postdoctoral researcher at the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute who works on observational and rotational properties of asteroids. He is an expert in interpreting data of non-principal axis rotators.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Heejaelee is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heejaelee is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32442 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RS100 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.7 km (#2,946 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.86 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 16.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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