(32441) Youngrokkim Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Young-Rok Kim (1977–2022) was a Korean astronomer. He was a senior researcher at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Daejeon, South Korea). His research was on orbit determination of celestial bodies in the Solar system including planetary satellites. He made key contributions to the first Korean lunar mission called Danuri.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Youngrokkim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Youngrokkim is 2.95 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32441 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RO100 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.8 km (#3,448 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Rotation period | 4.03 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 26.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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