(20386) Ianfranchi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ian Alan Franchi (b. 1961) is a British cosmochemist and emeritus professor at The Open University. He has forty years experience studying the origin and evolution of the early Solar System using advanced analytical techniques, and in particular, high-precision oxygen isotope measurements, on extraterrestrial materials.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ianfranchi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ianfranchi is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20386 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KK54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.81 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0747 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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