(20276) Chrystianpereira Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Chrystian Luciano Pereira (b. 1992) is a Brazilian researcher, specializing in observation and analysis of stellar occultations. He focuses mainly on the discovery and analysis of rings around small bodies, such as the rings of (50000) Quaoar and (2060) Chiron.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Chrystianpereira is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chrystianpereira is 2.20 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number20276
Provisional designation1998 FO42
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.42
Orbital period3.25 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 2.43 au
Eccentricity0.110
Inclination3.14°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.954 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 20 March 1998

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