(20059) Debswoboda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 July 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Debra Antoinette Swoboda (1955–2025) was an American academic who specialized in studies related to teaching, learning and disabilities. In 21 years at York College she played many roles including Department Chair. She helped establish one of the first graduate student unions at Stony Brook where she developed lifelong relationships, including her spouse.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #3, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Debswoboda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Debswoboda is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20059 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 OY9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.44 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0908 |
| Inclination | 9.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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