(20426) Fridlund Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 November 1998 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.
Malcolm Fridlund (b. 1952) worked at ESA on projects such as Darwin and Corot.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-03-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fridlund is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fridlund is 3.32 au from the Sun and 2.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20426 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VW44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 19.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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