(32051) Sadhikamalladi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Sadhika S. Malladi (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her computational biology and bioinformatics team project. She attends the Harker School, San Jose, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sadhikamalladi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sadhikamalladi is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number32051
Provisional designation2000 JF37
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.66 km (#9,469 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0550
Absolute magnitude (H)15.22
Orbital period3.82 years
Semi-major axis2.45 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 2.75 au
Eccentricity0.124
Inclination5.76°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.14 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 7 May 2000

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