(20508) Marekhusarik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Marek Husárik (b. 1976) is a Slovak astronomer working at the Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. He focuses on photometric studies of asteroids and comets. Marek also observes and coordinates observations of these objects at Skalnaté Pleso Observatory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marekhusarik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marekhusarik is 2.26 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20508 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RL25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.69 km (#9,418 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.198 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0962 |
| Inclination | 16.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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