(432107) Reedspurling Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 January 2009 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Reed Spurling (b. 2000) is an American aerospace engineer and caver. They are an avid reader and writer. A graduate of the University of Arizona, Reed suggested acronyms for naming SPACEWATCH’s new asteroid-tracking camera.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #20, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Reedspurling is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Reedspurling is 3.61 au from the Sun and 4.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 432107 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 AY40 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.39 |
| Orbital period | 5.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 6.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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