(32486) Leospohl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Leos Pohl (b. 1981) is a Czech Research Scientist at the University of Central Florida (Orlando, Florida). He has done extensive work on asteroid regolith shielding potential and volatile-rich mineral breakdown, as well as meteorite strength, and lunar poles illumination characteristics.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leospohl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leospohl is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32486 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 TY56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.60 km (#6,065 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.199 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.97 |
| Orbital period | 5.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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