(20817) Liuxiaofeng Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Liu Xiaofeng (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental science project. He attends the Fuzhou No.1 Middle School, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Liuxiaofeng is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liuxiaofeng is 2.47 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20817 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 TT50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 80.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.34 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 9.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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