(32631) Majzoub Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 September 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Omar Majzoub (b. 2002) is a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his physics project. He attends the Franklin Fine Arts Center, Chicago, Illinois.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Majzoub is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Majzoub is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32631 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 RS74 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.96 km (#15,332 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.267 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0778 |
| Inclination | 4.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Omar
All asteroids named after someone called Omar
Also discovered on 10 September 2001
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- (32630) Ethanlevy
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- (34779) Chungchiyung
- (34784) Lukelong
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