(20008) Adacarrera Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 July 1991 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Ada Amelia Carrera Rodriguez (1936–2020) was a Mexican motorcyclist who started her career in astronomy when she was in her 40s. She was a powerful advocate of astronomy education in Mexico and shared her love of astronomy and space throughout Latin America and beyond, acting as a powerful inspiration for women and girls.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Adacarrera is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adacarrera is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20008 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 NG3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.57 km (#9,618 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.272 |
| Rotation period | 258 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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