(20590) Bongiovanni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Brice Bongiovanni (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences team project. He attends the Central High School, Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bongiovanni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bongiovanni is 2.85 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20590 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RN172 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.97 km (#10,672 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0617 |
| Inclination | 4.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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