(20830) Luyajia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lu Yajia (b. 1984) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science team project. She also received the Intel Foundation Achievement Award. She attends the Wusong High School, Shanghai, China.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Luyajia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luyajia is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20830 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 UG45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 5.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0165 |
| Inclination | 2.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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