(32294) Zajonc Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 2000 by Kusnirak, P., Pravec, P. at Ondrejov.
Czech zoologist and amateur astronomer Ivo Zajonc (b. 1933) spent most of his professional life in Slovakia, where he served for 35 years as chair of the Nitra branch of the Slovak Union of Amateur Astronomers. A member of the Jihlava Astronomical Society, he was also elected an honorary fellow of the Slovak Astronomical Society.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zajonc is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zajonc is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32294 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QN9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.14 km (#12,403 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.236 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Ivo
All asteroids named after someone called Ivo
Also discovered on 26 August 2000
- (18193) Hollilydrury
- (18196) Rowberry
- (18950) Marakessler
- (32308) Sreyavemuri
- (32381) Bellomo
- (32384) Scottbest
- (34205) Mizerak
- (34206) Zhiyuewang
- (34231) Isanisingh
- (34233) Caldwell
- (34234) Andrewfang
- (34271) Vinjaivale