(20862) Jenngoedhart Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jennifer Goedhart (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. She attends the Unity Christian High School, Orange City, Iowa, U.S.A.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jenngoedhart is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jenngoedhart is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20862 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VY34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.67 km (#13,526 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.329 |
| Rotation period | 479 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 5.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.977 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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