(20730) Jorgecarvano Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 December 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Jorge Carvano (b. 1971) is a planetary scientist working at Rio de Janeiro National Observatory. He studies small bodies and planetary satellites and is an expert on thermal modeling.Naming citation (20080718/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jorgecarvano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jorgecarvano is 1.93 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20730 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XC151 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.76 km (#11,095 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.312 |
| Rotation period | 4.54 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.251 |
| Inclination | 9.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.898 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Jorge
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Also discovered on 9 December 1999
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