(32609) Jamesfagan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
James Dana Fagan (b. 2006) is a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his physics project. He attends the Alcott Elementary School, Riverside, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jamesfagan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jamesfagan is 3.48 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32609 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QF243 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 5.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 1.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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