(32516) Simoneieva Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 July 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Simone Ieva (b. 1986) is an Italian researcher at INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Rome. He is an expert in spectroscopy and photometry of small bodies, focusing on characterization of Near-Earth Objects and basaltic bodies. He is a member of the DART/LICIACube mission team.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Simoneieva is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Simoneieva is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32516 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OH46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.44 km (#16,378 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.470 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 6.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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