(20441) Elijahmena Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Elijah Login Mena (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his botany and zoology project. He attends the Ledyard Middle School, Gales Ferry, Connecticut.Naming citation (20041028/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elijahmena is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elijahmena is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20441 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JH50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.71 km (#15,831 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.240 |
| Rotation period | 3.83 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 5.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.864 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 May 1999
- (11219) Benbohn
- (11225) Borden
- (11227) Ksenborisova
- (11228) Botnick
- (11229) Brookebowers
- (11230) Deschaffer
- (11231) Schiavo
- (11413) Catanach
- (11414) Allanchu
- (12117) Meagmessina
- (16048) Eddiedai
- (16049) D'Amore