(20021) Kevinkell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 November 1991 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Kevin Kell (b. 1963) is a Canadian amateur astronomer who has served RASC Kingston Centre as President, Secretary, Treasurer, Equipment Loan Coordinator and editor of Regulus, the club's newsletter. The club awarded him the A. Vibert Douglas Award, he won the RASC Service Award, and also contributes to the AAVSO and the British Astronomical Association.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #15, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kevinkell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kevinkell is 2.47 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20021 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 VM6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.59 km (#9,580 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.356 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.34 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0686 |
| Inclination | 15.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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