(20109) Alicelandis Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 September 1995 by J. L. Tonry at McGraw-Hill.

Alice Landis Tonry (b. 1921) was a graduate of Tufts Medical School, as well as a realtor, farmer and mother.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Alicelandis is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alicelandis is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number20109
Provisional designation1995 RJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.49
Orbital period4.15 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 3.20 au
Eccentricity0.238
Inclination9.27°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.964 au

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

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