(32108) Jovanzhang Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Jovan Y. Zhang (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy project. He attends the Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jovanzhang is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jovanzhang is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number32108
Provisional designation2000 KZ64
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.28 km (#16,647 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.409
Absolute magnitude (H)15.32
Orbital period3.51 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 2.56 au
Eccentricity0.107
Inclination7.65°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 27 May 2000

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