(20879) Chengyuhsuan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Cheng Yu-hsuan (b. 1984) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics project. He attends the Taipei Municipal Li Shan Senior High School, Taipei, Chinese Taipei.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chengyuhsuan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chengyuhsuan is 2.16 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20879 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VJ55 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0856 |
| Inclination | 4.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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