(20187) Janapittichova Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 14 January 1997 by M. Tichy at Klet.
Slovak-born Jana Pittichová (b. 1972) is an astronomer at the University of Hawaii. She has studied cometary activity and contributed to the Deep Impact mission with CCD photometric imaging of comet 9P/Tempel. Also a keen sportswoman, she qualified for the Ironman World Championship at Kona in Oct. 2005.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Janapittichova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Janapittichova is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20187 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AN17 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.24 km (#10,168 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.299 |
| Rotation period | 24.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.66 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.289 |
| Inclination | 22.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.823 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.