(32059) Ruchipandya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ruchi Sandeep Pandya (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her chemistry project. She attends the Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ruchipandya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ruchipandya is 1.97 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32059 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JE44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.52 km (#16,230 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.278 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 3.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.926 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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