(20814) Laurajones Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Laura Jones (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. She attends the University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Laurajones is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laurajones is 3.04 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20814 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SW292 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.15 km (#8,715 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.204 |
| Rotation period | 3.59 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.83 |
| Orbital period | 5.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0923 |
| Inclination | 9.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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