(32226) Vikulgupta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vikul Gupta (b. 1998) is a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search , a science competition for high school seniors, for his computer science project. He attends the Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-05-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vikulgupta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vikulgupta is 2.58 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32226 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OQ23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.78 km (#13,268 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.215 |
| Rotation period | 2.57 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 4.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 July 2000
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- (19768) Ellendoane
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- (23182) Siyaxuza
- (30473) Ethanbutson
- (32213) Joshuachoe
- (32214) Colburn
- (32217) Beverlyge
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- (32229) Higashino
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