(32142) Tristanguillot Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 June 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Tristan Guillot (b. 1970) is a French astronomer and Directeur de Recherche at CNRS in Nice. His research interests range from the interiors of giant planets to exoplanets and planetesimal formation. He is a member of the DART Investigation Team and facilitated observations of Didymos from Antarctica to support DART.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tristanguillot is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tristanguillot is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32142 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LU26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 8.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Tristan
All asteroids named after someone called Tristan
Also discovered on 3 June 2000
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