(32628) Lazorik Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 September 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Olivia Jane Lazorik (b. 2001) is a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her animal science project. She attends the Saint Edward's School, Vero Beach, Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Lazorik is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lazorik is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number32628
Provisional designation2001 RK70
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.18 km (#16,805 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.408
Absolute magnitude (H)15.59
Orbital period3.49 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 2.43 au
Eccentricity0.0565
Inclination5.47°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.19 au

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

Also named after someone called Olivia

Also discovered on 10 September 2001

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