(32987) Uyuni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1996 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Salar de Uyuni is by far the largest salty expanse on the planet, located high in the southern Andes of Bolivia. The expanse contains one third of the earth's lithium reserves.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-12-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Uyuni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Uyuni is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32987 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 XB9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.50 km (#13,965 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.435 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 15.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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