(32088) Liamwallace Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Liam Alexander Wallace (b. 1997) was awarded first place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials science team project. He attends the Loudoun Academy of Science, Sterling, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Liamwallace is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liamwallace is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number32088
Provisional designation2000 KE25
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.31 km (#14,439 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.255
Absolute magnitude (H)14.98
Orbital period4.56 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.60 – 2.90 au
Eccentricity0.0549
Inclination4.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.59 au

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

Also named after someone called Liam

Also discovered on 28 May 2000

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