(32326) 2000 QO62

(32326) 2000 QO62
Discovery
Discovered by LINEAR
Discovery date August 28, 2000
Designations
MPC designation (32326) 2000 QO62
Main belt (Juno clump)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch JD 2457200.5 (27 June 2015)
Aphelion 3.15183 AU
Perihelion 2.16002 AU
2.65593 AU
Eccentricity 0.18672
4.33 yr
(1580.96717 d)
18.113 km/s
271.34214°
Inclination 14.090599°
17.148207°
194.19838°
Earth MOID 1.15825 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 6 km[lower-alpha 1]
13.7

    (32326) 2000 QO62 is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) telescopes in Socorro, New Mexico on August 28, 2000. With an estimated diameter of 6 km, it is the largest of the Junonian asteroids, apart from Juno itself.

    Notes

    1. Based on an albedo of 0.238 (the same as the assumed parent body.)

    References

    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 32326 (2000 QO62)". 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2015-11-16.


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