(32277) Helenliu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Helen Liu (b. 1998) is a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search , a science competition for high school seniors, for her medicine and health project. She attends the Amity Regional High School, Woodbridge, Connecticut.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-05-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Helenliu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Helenliu is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32277 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PE15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.14 km (#10,365 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.106 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 3.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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