(20673) Janelle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1999 by G. Bell at Eskridge.
Janelle Burgardt (b. 1954), secretary and past president of the North East Kansas Amateur Astronomer's League, has for several years been one of the driving forces behind the success and growth of the organization.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Janelle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Janelle is 3.21 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20673 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.01 km (#8,907 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.147 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.13 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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