(32096) Puckett Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 May 2000 by Collins, M., White, M. at Anza.
Tim Puckett (b. 1962) built the Puckett Observatory in Elijay, Georgia, for cometary studies and supernova discovery. His team has over 75 supernova discoveries to its credit.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Puckett is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Puckett is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32096 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 KO38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.92 km (#15,414 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.274 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 4.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 2.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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