(20792) De Cicco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Marcelo Antonio Barros De Cicco (b. 1969) is a Brazilian planetary scientist at the Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia (Brazil). He is the founder and coordinator of the EXOSS Citizen Science Project that, in collaboration with the Observatório Nacional, is dedicated to monitoring meteors in the Brazilian skies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #14, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where De Cicco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: De Cicco is 1.90 au from the Sun and 1.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20792 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SH88 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.14 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.308 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.863 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Marcelo
All asteroids named after someone called Marcelo
Also discovered on 24 September 2000
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- (19808) Elainemccall
- (19809) Nancyowen
- (19810) Partridge
- (19811) Kimperkins
- (19813) Ericsands
- (19815) Marshasega
- (19816) Wayneseyfert
- (19817) Larashelton
- (19818) Shotwell