(20809) Eshinjolly Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Eshin Jolly (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering team project. He attends the Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eshinjolly is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eshinjolly is 2.45 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20809 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SW259 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.43 km (#14,153 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.314 |
| Rotation period | 4.30 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 6.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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