(32585) Tardivel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Simon Tardivel (b. 1987) is a French researcher at CNES (France). For his Ph.D. he developed precise dynamical models for the deployment and motion of rovers on asteroid surfaces. His interests also include study of the rotational fissioning of asteroids. Tardivel is a member of the DART mission team.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tardivel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tardivel is 2.15 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32585 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QQ107 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.70 km (#13,471 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.225 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0846 |
| Inclination | 4.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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