(20892) MacChnoic Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Breandan Mac Chnoic (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics team project. He attends the Lumen Christi College, Derry, Ulster, Ireland.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where MacChnoic is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: MacChnoic is 2.44 au from the Sun and 1.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20892 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WE75 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 6.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.886 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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