(32582) Mayachandar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Maya Sruti Chandar (b. 2003) is a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her animal science project. She attends the Canterbury School, Fort Myers, Florida.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mayachandar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mayachandar is 1.89 au from the Sun and 1.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32582 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QW101 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 1.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.881 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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