(20246) Frappa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Eric Frappa (b. 1969) is a specialist in the occultation of stars by minor planets. He is responsible for the Euraster web site, which collects occultation data for Europe. He spends several observing missions every year at the Pic du Midi. He works at the planetarium in Saint-Étienne, where he creates digital planetarium shows.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Frappa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frappa is 2.25 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20246 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 ER6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.41 km (#16,435 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.231 |
| Rotation period | 9.30 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0820 |
| Inclination | 4.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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