(32633) Honguyang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Hongu Yang (b. 1980) is a postdoctoral researcher at Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (Daejeon, South Korea). He studies dynamical evolution of dust particles, in particular from comets to the inner solar system.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Honguyang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Honguyang is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32633 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 RY93 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.19 km (#7,426 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.113 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 2.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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