(20768) Langberg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sarah Langberg (b. 1986) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and space sciences project. She also received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award. She attends the Canterbury School, Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Langberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Langberg is 2.14 au from the Sun and 1.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20768 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QO54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.76 km (#11,085 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.148 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 3.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.947 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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