(20475) Lauraparro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Laura Martínez Parro (b. 1991) is a Spanish geologist at the Universidad de Alicante, specializing in geophysical and geochemical processes of terrestrial planets, dwarf planets, natural satellites and small bodies. She is also a very active scientific communicator promoting solar-system science and exploration to the new generations and society in general.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lauraparro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lauraparro is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20475 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NU11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.72 km (#13,404 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.266 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.205 |
| Inclination | 6.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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