(20791) de Kleer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Katherine R. de Kleer (b. 1987) is an American planetary scientist and professor of planetary science at the California Institute of Technology. Through mid-infrared and radio wavelength measurements of asteroids using JWST and ALMA, she investigates a range of surface properties, including surface textures, thermal emissions, and mineralogies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #14, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where de Kleer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: de Kleer is 2.01 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20791 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SH60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.69 km (#13,475 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.270 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 4.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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