(20334) Glewitsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Grigori Vasil'evich Lewitzky (1852-1917) was a founder and the first director (1883-1893) of Kharkiv Observatory, Russia (now Ukraine). From 1898 to 1908 he was director of Tartu Observatory (Estonia).Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Glewitsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Glewitsky is 2.54 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20334 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HL51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 3.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.925 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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