(32525) Kynanhughson Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 July 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.

Kynan Hughson (b. 1991) is a Canadian planetary scientist. He is one of NASA's Dawn Mission Science Team Members: the first group to characterize the geology of the dwarf planet Ceres.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kynanhughson is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kynanhughson is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number32525
Provisional designation2001 OZ85
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.05
Orbital period3.66 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.84 – 2.91 au
Eccentricity0.225
Inclination1.53°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.835 au

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

Also discovered on 21 July 2001

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