(20856) Hamzabari Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Hamza Bari (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health team project. He attends the Wagar High School, Cote St. Luc, Quebec, Canada.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hamzabari is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hamzabari is 2.21 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20856 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VT28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.14 km (#14,858 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.342 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0687 |
| Inclination | 6.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Hamza
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Also discovered on 1 November 2000
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