(20632) Carlyrosser Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Carly Rosser (b. 1987) was awarded first place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry team project. She attends the Hilton Head Preparatory School, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S.A.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carlyrosser is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carlyrosser is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20632 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TC92 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.74 km (#13,344 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.347 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 7.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Carly
All asteroids named after someone called Carly
Also discovered on 2 October 1999
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