(32019) Krithikaiyer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Krithika Iyer (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her math project. She attends the iSchool High STEM Academy, Lewisville, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Krithikaiyer is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Krithikaiyer is 2.75 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number32019
Provisional designation2000 HK83
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.86
Orbital period4.08 years
Semi-major axis2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.33 – 2.78 au
Eccentricity0.0898
Inclination2.03°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.31 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 29 April 2000

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