(20772) Brittajones Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Britta Jones (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and space sciences project. She attends the Eastside High School, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brittajones is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brittajones is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20772 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QL182 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.04 km (#12,630 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.296 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0569 |
| Inclination | 9.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 31 August 2000
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- (18961) Hampfreeman
- (18964) Fairhurst
- (18965) Lazenby
- (18970) Jenniharper
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