(20874) MacGregor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Meredith MacGregor (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics project. She attends the Fairview High School, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where MacGregor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: MacGregor is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20874 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VL49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 5.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0936 |
| Inclination | 1.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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