(32483) Kumar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Kumar Venkataramani (b. 1989) is an Indian astronomer at CalTech, specializing in spectroscopic observations of comets and asteroids. His research, using ground-based and orbital telescopes, has advanced our understanding of the chemical composition and reflectance properties of small solar system bodies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Kumar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kumar is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32483 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SM362 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.16 km (#6,418 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Rotation period | 10.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 5.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0843 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.