(20404) Javiersuarez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 July 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Javier Suarez (b. 1995) is a Colombian geologist whose Ph.D. is in planetary geology. He has experience working with the geological analysis and mapping of planetary surfaces, mainly on the Moon, Mars, and Pluto. Javier is also one of the founders of the “Red Latinoamericana de Ciencias Planetarias y Exploración Espacial”.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Javiersuarez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Javiersuarez is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20404 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 OB14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.04 km (#10,538 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.175 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0901 |
| Inclination | 18.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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