(32606) Markkanen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Johannes Markkanen (b. 1984) is a Finnish postdoctoral researcher at the Technical University of Braunschweig (Germany) who has developed cutting-edge numerical models for deciphering light-scattering properties and composition of cometary dust.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Markkanen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Markkanen is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32606 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QY217 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 5.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0465 |
| Inclination | 1.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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