(32086) Viviannetu Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Vivianne Tu (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics and astronomy team project. She attends the Plano Senior High School, Plano, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Viviannetu is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Viviannetu is 3.28 au from the Sun and 3.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number32086
Provisional designation2000 KV17
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.36 km (#8,426 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0760
Absolute magnitude (H)14.69
Orbital period5.62 years
Semi-major axis3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.76 – 3.56 au
Eccentricity0.127
Inclination4.60°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.75 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 28 May 2000

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