(32531) Ulrikababiakova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 August 2001 by P. Kusnirak at Ondrejov.
Ulrika Babiaková (1976-2002), Slovak astronomer, was interested in interplanetary matter and asteroid photometry, as well as teaching and the popularization of astronomy. She was the wife of the discoverer and died in an accident aged 26.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ulrikababiakova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ulrikababiakova is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32531 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 PG13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.68 km (#9,436 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.199 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 August 2001
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