(20517) Judycrystal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1999 by L. Robinson at Olathe.
Judy Crystal (Andrews) Robinson (b. 1949) is the wife of the discoverer.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Judycrystal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Judycrystal is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20517 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RB35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.71 km (#13,445 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.294 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0399 |
| Inclination | 21.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Judy
All asteroids named after someone called Judy
Also discovered on 11 September 1999
- (12583) Buckjean
- (13396) Midavaine
- (16065) Borel
- (20597) Pickersgill
- (20613) Chibaken
- (21685) Francomallia
- (21686) Koschny
- (21687) Filopanti
- (36061) Haldane
- (36169) Grosseteste
- (38270) Wettzell
- (40440) Dobrovsky
More named asteroids discovered by L. Robinson
- (18984) Olathe
- (19019) Sunflower
- (19857) Amandajane
- (24162) Askaci
- (25890) Louisburg
- (36445) Smalley
- (41279) Trentman
- (41943) Fredrick
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