(32599) Pedromachado Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Pedro Mota Machado (b. 1967) is a Portuguese professor at the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Science (Lisbon). He studies the atmospheres of Venus and Mars, observes stellar occultations by asteroids, and is an author of books on poetry and ethno-photography.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pedromachado is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pedromachado is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32599 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QL160 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.77 km (#15,716 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.175 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0839 |
| Inclination | 1.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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