(20032) McNish Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 August 1992 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
Larry McNish (b. 1950) is a computer science engineer and Canadian amateur astronomer. A member of RASC Calgary Centre since 2003, McNish served as President, outreach volunteer, observatory builder and educator. His contribution as webmaster has included work on observing tools and more than 50 published articles. He won the RASC Service Award in 2013.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #15, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where McNish is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McNish is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20032 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 PU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.78 km (#15,694 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.250 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 2.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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