(20861) Lesliebeh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Leslie Beh (b. 1986) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the Raffles Junior College, Singapore, Singapore.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lesliebeh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lesliebeh is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20861 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VX34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.45 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 2.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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