(32634) Sonjamichaluk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sonja Morgan Simon Michaluk (b. 2003) is a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her environmental and earth sciences project. She attends the Timberlane Middle School, Pennington, New Jersey.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sonjamichaluk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sonjamichaluk is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32634 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 RU103 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.89 km (#15,474 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.232 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0477 |
| Inclination | 6.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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