(20283) Elizaheller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Elizabeth Rose Heller (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her earth and space sciences project. She attends the Nanuet High School, Nanuet, New York.Naming citation (20040415/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elizaheller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elizaheller is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20283 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FG55 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.14 km (#12,404 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.215 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 3.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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