(32770) Starchik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 December 1984 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Boris Stepanovich Starchik (1939-1996) was a Ukrainian engineer, builder and traveler. He was an active defender of Ukrainian nature and during his last years worked as a forester. The name was suggested by K. I. Churyumov.Naming citation (20040504/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Starchik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Starchik is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32770 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 YY1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.50 km (#11,639 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 2.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.856 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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