(32027) Jupitercheng Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Hiu Ching Jupiter Cheng (b. 1995) is a Hongkongese planetary scientist with a Ph.D. in planetary geology from the University of Georgia. Her work on the structural geology and impact basins of 4 Vesta contributes toward understanding the tectonic evolution of the asteroid and its response to large impacts.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jupitercheng is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jupitercheng is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32027 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HO100 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.00 km (#17,034 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.582 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 7.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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