(20095) Andylopezoquendo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Andy J. Lopez-Oquendo (b. 1997) is a Puerto Rican astronomer who received his Ph.D. from Northern Arizona University in 2024. He studies the compositions and physical properties of asteroids using ground-based observations from the optical to the radio. Andy also uses spacecraft measurements, laboratory techniques, and novel instrumentation.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andylopezoquendo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andylopezoquendo is 3.05 au from the Sun and 4.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20095 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PG35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.81 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0704 |
| Inclination | 0.994° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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