(32598) Vanialorenzi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Vania Lorenzi (b. 1973) is an Italian astronomer at the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo and a planetary scientist who focuses on observational studies of primitive surfaces, including trans-Neptunian objects and primitive collisional families.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vanialorenzi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vanialorenzi is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32598 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QN159 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.21 km (#10,217 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0115 |
| Inclination | 1.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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