(20316) Jerahalpern Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jerald Halpern mentored a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Maimonides School, Brookline, Massachusetts.Naming citation (20040415/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jerahalpern is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jerahalpern is 2.28 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20316 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FU138 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 1.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 March 1998
- (12064) Guiraudon
- (18653) Christagunt
- (19453) Murdochorne
- (20314) Johnharrison
- (37865) Georgesattard
- (58756) Malgoyre