(20363) Komitov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 May 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Boris Petrov Komitov (b. 1954), of the Institute of Astronomy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, has studied the physics and chemistry of comets, including 1P/Halley and the collision of D/1993 F2 with Jupiter in 1994. He also works on solar activity cycles and is the leading popularizer of planetary science in Bulgaria.Naming citation (20080718/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Komitov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Komitov is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20363 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KU1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.42 km (#6,207 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0250 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 8.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (10424) Gaillard
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- (14346) Zhilyaev
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