(20299) Danielkelley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Daniel T. Kelley (b. 1959) is an American engineer recognized for his contributions to klystron design and operations within NASA’s Deep Space Network. He provides support for the transmitter systems at Goldstone and Canberra DSN stations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danielkelley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danielkelley is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20299 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FH78 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.18 km (#10,285 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.104 |
| Rotation period | 92.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0336 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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