(20388) Ihorkyrylenko Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Ihor Kyrylenko (b. 1994) is a Ukrainian astronomer at the Institute of Astronomy, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. His research has advanced the understanding of dynamical relationships among Solar System small bodies and improved methods for analyzing their long-term evolution.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ihorkyrylenko is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ihorkyrylenko is 3.16 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number20388
Provisional designation1998 KZ54
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.76 km (#6,813 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.169
Absolute magnitude (H)13.38
Orbital period5.28 years
Semi-major axis3.03 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.66 – 3.41 au
Eccentricity0.123
Inclination10.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.67 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 23 May 1998

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