(20384) Hongsuhyim Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Hong-Suh Yim (b. 1969) is a Korean researcher at the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute. He participated in the Near Space Optical Survey to discover potentially-hazardous asteroids from the southern hemisphere, and also led the NEOPAT and OWL-Net projects, which use a global network of automated telescopes.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hongsuhyim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hongsuhyim is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20384 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KW51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.18 km (#10,278 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.345 |
| Rotation period | 6.30 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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