(32398) Metayer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 August 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Robin Métayer (b. 1994) is a French planetary scientist. He completed his Ph.D. research at the Geology Laboratory (Lyon, France) on the study of differentiation and cryovolcanism on Trans-Neptunian objects.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #10, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Metayer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Metayer is 3.27 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32398 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QT218 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.55 km (#7,059 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 5.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0924 |
| Inclination | 5.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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