(32552) Jennithomas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jennifer Thomas mentored a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the St. Francis High School, Mountain View, California.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-04-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jennithomas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jennithomas is 2.07 au from the Sun and 1.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32552 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QU23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.191 |
| Inclination | 7.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.873 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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