(32527) Junko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 July 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Junko Baba (b. 1978) is an administrative associate at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. She has organized international collaborative programs promoting studies of asteroids in Uzbekistan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Junko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Junko is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32527 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OS104 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.4 km (#4,355 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0827 |
| Inclination | 4.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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