(8032) Michaeladams Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 March 1992 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Air Force test pilot Michael Adams (1930-1967) was the twelfth pilot to fly the X-15 and made seven flights. On 1967 Nov. 15, he was killed when his X-15 broke up during reentry. The first American to die in the course of a spaceflight, Adams was awarded posthumous Air Force astronaut wings.Naming citation (20120207/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaeladams is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaeladams is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8032 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 ES1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.05 km (#5,720 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 9.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.960 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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