(20850) Gaglani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shiv Gaglani (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health project. He attends the West Shore High School, Melbourne, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gaglani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gaglani is 2.08 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20850 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VF2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 2.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.937 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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