(20690) Crivello Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Joseph Crivello (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He attends the University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Crivello is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Crivello is 3.23 au from the Sun and 4.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20690 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VY66 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.45 km (#14,107 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.373 |
| Rotation period | 4.68 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 5.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 2.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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