(32005) Roberthalfon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Robert Z. Halfon (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental engineering project. He attends the American Heritage School of Boca Delray, Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Roberthalfon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roberthalfon is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32005 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HG52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.04 km (#16,995 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.267 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 1.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.952 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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