(20017) Alixcatherine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1991 by C. P. de Saint-Aignan at Palomar.
Alix Catherine de Saint-Aignan (b. 2002) is the eldest daughter of the discoverer.Naming citation (20091202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alixcatherine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alixcatherine is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20017 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 TF14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.33 km (#14,407 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.318 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 5.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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