(32532) Thereus Centaur
Discovered on 9 August 2001 by NEAT at Palomar.
The centaur Thereus was a hunter who captured bears and carried them home, alive and struggling.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thereus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thereus is 10.4 au from the Sun and 11.4 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32532 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 PT13 |
| Orbit class | Centaur |
| Diameter | 86.5 km (#315 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Rotation period | 8.34 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.17 |
| Orbital period | 34.7 years |
| Semi-major axis | 10.6 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 8.54 – 12.8 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 20.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 7.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.