(32067) Ranganathan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Noopur Ranganathan (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ranganathan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ranganathan is 2.35 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32067 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JW56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.07 km (#15,047 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.226 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0782 |
| Inclination | 7.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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