(32089) Wojtania Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Nicky Wojtania (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials science project. She attends the Jasper High School, Plano, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Wojtania is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wojtania is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number32089
Provisional designation2000 KO28
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period6.63 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.75
Orbital period3.71 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.74 au
Eccentricity0.146
Inclination1.29°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

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

Also discovered on 28 May 2000

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