(32031) Joyjin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Joy Qiu Jin (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biomedical and health sciences project. She attends the Henry M. Gunn High School, Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Joyjin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joyjin is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32031 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JC16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.63 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 5.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.999 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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