(20480) Antonschraut Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anton H. Schraut (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his biochemistry, medicine, health, and microbiology project. He attends the Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (20041028/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Antonschraut is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Antonschraut is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20480 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NT31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 1.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.954 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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