(32111) Mallorydecoster Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 May 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Mallory Decoster (b. 1989) is an American research scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and a member of the DART Investigation Team. She is an expert in impact simulations and remote sensing, and researches optimizing spacecraft shape to maximize deflection during kinetic impact.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mallorydecoster is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mallorydecoster is 2.25 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32111 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 KD73 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.39 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 5.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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