(12032) Ivory Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 January 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
James Ivory (1765-1842), Scottish mathematician and professor at the Royal Military College, published more than ninety papers on various mathematico-physical problems, including the attraction of ellipsoids, orbits of comets, atmospheric refraction and the equilibrium of fluid bodies.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Ivory is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ivory is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12032 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 BP5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 30.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 2.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.954 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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