(32550) Sharonthomas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sharon Thomas mentored a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-04-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sharonthomas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sharonthomas is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32550 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QT19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.29 km (#16,629 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.534 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 5.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Sharon
All asteroids named after someone called Sharon
Also discovered on 16 August 2001
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- (32544) Debjaniroy
- (32547) Shandroff
- (32549) Taricco
- (32552) Jennithomas
- (32556) Jennivibber
- (32561) Waldron
- (32562) Caseywarner
- (32563) Nicolezaidi
- (34729) Natalianoel
- (34730) Rainajain
- (34731) Ronitjain