(20393) Kevinlane Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 June 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kevin Nelson Lane (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his physical science project. He attends the C.V. Koogler Middle School, Aztec, New Mexico.Naming citation (20041028/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kevinlane is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kevinlane is 3.15 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20393 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 MZ8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.48 km (#9,744 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.162 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 5.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0908 |
| Inclination | 8.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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