(20339) Eileenreed Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Eileen Reed mentored a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the New Milford High School, New Milford, Connecticut.Naming citation (20040415/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eileenreed is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eileenreed is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20339 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HM88 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.59 |
| Orbital period | 4.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0638 |
| Inclination | 1.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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