(32120) Stevezheng Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 June 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Steve Daikai Zheng (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental engineering project. He attends the Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stevezheng is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stevezheng is 2.05 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32120 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LC8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.84 km (#15,567 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.316 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 1.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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