(20360) Holsapple Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 May 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Keith A. Holsapple (b. 1938) is a professor of engineering at the University of Washington. An expert in modeling the response of planetary and asteroidal material to stress and shock, Holsapple has developed scaling laws for cratering and has explored the relationship between asteroidal shape, spin rates and internal strength.Naming citation (20080718/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Holsapple is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Holsapple is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20360 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 JO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0633 |
| Inclination | 9.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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