(20060) Johannforster Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 August 1993 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
German naturalist Johann Reinhold Forster (1729-1798) and his son Georg accompanied James Cook on the second Pacific Voyage. In Observations made during a Voyage around the World (1778), he described his investigations. In 1779 he became professor of natural history and mineralogy at the University of Halle.Naming citation (20070926/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johannforster is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johannforster is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20060 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 PV5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 9.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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