(32153) Laurenmcgraw Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 June 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Lauren McGraw (b. 1992) is an American planetary astronomer who studies the distribution of water and hydroxyl on the surfaces of asteroids, particularly near-Earth asteroids, using telescopic reflectance spectroscopy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Laurenmcgraw is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laurenmcgraw is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32153 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LM34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.1 km (#4,502 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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