(32943) Sandyryan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 November 1995 by AMOS at Haleakala.
Sandy Ryan is a member of the Maui Economic Development Board. She provides technical support to the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing (AMOS) team and is responsible for the success of the annual AMOS Technical Conference.Naming citation (20040713/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sandyryan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sandyryan is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32943 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 VK2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.65 km (#9,487 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.167 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0915 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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