(20586) Elizkolod Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Elizabeth Kolod (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Midwood High School, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elizkolod is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elizkolod is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20586 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RR160 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.30 km (#8,504 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Rotation period | 3.23 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0795 |
| Inclination | 6.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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