(20036) Marcboucher Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 October 1992 by Mizuno, Y., Furuta, T. at Kani.
Marc Boucher (b. 1964) is a Canadian entrepreneur, writer, editor and publisher. He created Maple Square, a directory and search engine, co-founded SpaceRef Interactive and also was the founder of SpaceQ Media. Since 1999, Boucher's work has provided information connections in the space community among business, government and institutional researchers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #15, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marcboucher is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marcboucher is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20036 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UW1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.96 km (#5,126 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0310 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 4.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.945 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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