(20902) Kylebeighle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 December 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kyle Beighle (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his zoology project. He attends the Conroe High School, Conroe, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kylebeighle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kylebeighle is 2.73 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20902 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 XY6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.62 km (#11,386 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.274 |
| Rotation period | 5.43 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00631 |
| Inclination | 8.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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