(32085) Tomback Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Drew Tomback (b. 1998) was awarded first place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental engineering team project. He attends the Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, New York City, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Tomback is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomback is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number32085
Provisional designation2000 KD8
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.94
Orbital period4.34 years
Semi-major axis2.66 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.25 – 3.07 au
Eccentricity0.153
Inclination3.58°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Drew

Also discovered on 27 May 2000

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