(20049) Antoniopresti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
Antonio Presti (b. 1957) is a Sicilian patron and founder of Fiumara d'Arte, an open-air museum in Sicily. The museum contains a series of sculptures and land art installations created by international artists and located along the banks of the Tusa river.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Antoniopresti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Antoniopresti is 2.47 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20049 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FZ20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.97 km (#12,810 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.6 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 2.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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