(20858) Cuirongfeng Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Cui Rongfeng (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the No.6 High School of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cuirongfeng is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cuirongfeng is 2.55 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20858 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VM31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.50 km (#13,978 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.158 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.91 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0385 |
| Inclination | 2.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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