(20282) Hedberg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Herbert Mason Hedberg (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his biochemistry project. He attends the North Attleboro High School, North Attleboro, Massachusetts.Naming citation (20040415/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hedberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hedberg is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20282 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FT51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0773 |
| Inclination | 3.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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