(32278) Makaram Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Yashaswini Makaram (b. 1998) is a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search , a science competition for high school seniors, for her computer science project. She attends the Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science, Worcester, Massachusetts.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-05-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Makaram is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Makaram is 2.39 au from the Sun and 1.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32278 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PU15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0969 |
| Inclination | 1.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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