(20325) Julianoey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Julian Oey (b. 1964) is a prolific asteroid photometrist, observing from Australia. He is the principal discoverer of four binary asteroids and co-discoverer of several others, using the photometry technique. He has written or co-authored a number of papers on binary and other asteroids. Name suggested by P. Pravec and A. Harris.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-06-20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Julianoey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Julianoey is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20325 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HO27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.94 km (#10,721 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.416 |
| Rotation period | 3.24 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0764 |
| Inclination | 6.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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