(20491) Ericstrege Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Eric William Strege (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his earth and space science project. He attends the John Glenn Middle School of International Studies, Indio, California.Naming citation (20041028/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericstrege is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericstrege is 2.15 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20491 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 OA5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.16 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0731 |
| Inclination | 6.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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