(20527) Dajowestrich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David John Westrich (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his environmental sciences project. He attends the St. Vincent de Paul Parish School, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.Naming citation (20041028/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dajowestrich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dajowestrich is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20527 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RO48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.93 km (#15,387 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.271 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 2.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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