(20065) Kminek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Gerhard Kminek (b. 1968) is an Austrian astronomer who has served in a leadership position of the COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection for 15 years. He is currently Chair of the COSPAR Scientific Sub-Commission B4 on Terrestrial Planets. Gerhard is the recipient of the 2024 COSPAR Distinguished Service Medal.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kminek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kminek is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20065 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 RK5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00705 |
| Inclination | 2.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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