(20376) Joyhines Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Joy Ellen Hines (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her biochemistry, medicine, health, and microbiology project. She attends the Orchard Day School, Ft. Wayne, Indiana.Naming citation (20041028/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Joyhines is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joyhines is 2.69 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20376 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KB44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 2.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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