(20486) Lemos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Pablo Lemos (b. 1990) is a Uruguayan astronomer whose research focuses on minor bodies. He has made contributions to the dynamics of cometary comae, the orbital dynamics of minor bodies, and the evolution of planetesimals in planetary formation scenarios.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lemos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lemos is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20486 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NU56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.65 km (#8,058 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.191 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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