(20407) Jessicaagarwal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jessica Agarwal (b. 1977) is a German astronomer and planetary scientist at the Technische Universität Braunschweig. Her research focuses on the activity of comets and asteroids and their emitted dust.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jessicaagarwal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jessicaagarwal is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20407 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QM20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.87 |
| Orbital period | 5.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0431 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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