(20452) Kerraouch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Imene Kerraouch (b. 1992) is an Algerian postdoctoral fellow at the NASA Johnson Space Center and Lunar and Planetary Institute specializing in the study of chondritic material to reconstruct the evolution of rocky bodies. She studies rare chondritic xenoliths and Ryugu samples to understand the diversity of primitive assemblages in the early Solar System.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kerraouch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kerraouch is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20452 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 KG4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.39 km (#11,853 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.230 |
| Rotation period | 3.85 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.233 |
| Inclination | 7.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.794 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.