(32082) Sominsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Levy Aaron Sominsky (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences team project. He attends the George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sominsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sominsky is 3.01 au from the Sun and 4.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32082 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JH83 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.90 km (#12,995 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0880 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.47 |
| Orbital period | 5.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 2.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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