(132329) Tomandert Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 2002 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
Thomas P. Andert (b. 1973) is a German planetary scientist from the University of Bundeswehr Munich in Germany. He served as a Science Team Collaborator for radio science for the NASA New Horizons Mission to Pluto, contributing significantly to gravity and radiometry measurements at Pluto and Arrokoth.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #3, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tomandert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomandert is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 132329 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 GL31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.07 km (#12,561 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0290 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 0.848° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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