(32197) Judylynnpalmer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 July 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Judy Lynn Palmer (b. 1954) is an American biostatician who has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers and observed 44 eclipses of the Sun. She has run marathons on all seven continents and visited 168 countries in conjunction with eclipse and asteroid occultation expeditions since 1994. She is also an accomplished violinist, pilot and master gardener.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Judylynnpalmer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Judylynnpalmer is 3.55 au from the Sun and 4.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32197 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.60 km (#7,010 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 4.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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