(32524) Roberthowie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 July 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Robert Howie (b. 1989) is an Australian research engineer at Curtin University. He led the design and development of the fireball camera that went on to be deployed on six continents via the Global Fireball Observatory collaboration. He co-founded the Binar space program, building planetary exploration cubesats.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Roberthowie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roberthowie is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32524 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OC85 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.92 km (#5,816 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0880 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.07 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 3.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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