(20855) Arifawan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Arif Awan (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health team project. He attends the Wagar High School, Cote St. Luc, Quebec, Canada.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Arifawan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arifawan is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20855 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VV27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.91 km (#15,422 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.173 |
| Rotation period | 7.80 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 3.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.902 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 November 2000
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