(20760) Chanmatchun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 2000 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Rock Finder.
Mat Chun Chan (b. 1934) is the discoverer's mother, and this minor planet is named for her unconditional love.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chanmatchun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chanmatchun is 2.43 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20760 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DR8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.60 km (#13,701 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.140 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 7.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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