(20176) Aliciagoyena Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 December 1996 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Alicia Goyena (1897–1977) was a Uruguayan educator who was a history teacher. As Director of the Women’s Section of the Instituto Batlle y Ordóñez in Montevideo, she promoted a humanistic education and women’s access to secondary education. Alicia’s work contributed to the development of secondary education in Uruguay.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aliciagoyena is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aliciagoyena is 2.32 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20176 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 XK29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.96 km (#12,841 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.258 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 9.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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