(32112) Katiekumamoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 May 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Kathryn Kumamoto (b. 1990) is an American researcher at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a member of the DART Investigation Team. Her research focuses on planetary defense modeling of kinetic impactors and has provided significant insight into how asteroid properties affect asteroid deflection.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Katiekumamoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Katiekumamoto is 3.05 au from the Sun and 4.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32112 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 KK73 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 7.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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