(20136) Eisenhart Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 July 1996 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Luther Pfahler Eisenhart (1876-1965) was a prolific American mathematician and professor at Princeton who made important contributions in Riemannian and non-Riemannian geometry.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eisenhart is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eisenhart is 1.98 au from the Sun and 1.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20136 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 NA |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.51 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 2.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0645 |
| Inclination | 24.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.795 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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