(32439) Sangjoonkim Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Sang-Joon Kim (b. 1952) is a Korean professor at Kyung Hee University. His research includes the spectroscopic characterization of comets, major planets and satellites, and involvement in NEOPAT, the first asteroid survey project in Korea.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sangjoonkim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sangjoonkim is 3.34 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32439 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RO99 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 5.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 12.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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