(20026) Bettyrobinson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 March 1992 by UESAC at La Silla.
Betty Robinson (b. 1953) has been an RASC member since 1981, first with Toronto Centre, where she was Secretary from 1984–1987 and production manager of the newsletter, Scope, for four years. For the Mississauga Centre, she served as Newsletter Editor and Councillor. She has also served as a Director of the RASC and copy editor for the Observer's Handbook.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #15, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bettyrobinson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bettyrobinson is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20026 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 EP11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.02 km (#10,575 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0369 |
| Inclination | 2.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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