(20576) Marieoertle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Marie Oertle mentored a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Harelson Elementary School, Tucson, Arizona.Naming citation (20041028/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marieoertle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marieoertle is 2.36 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20576 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RG148 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0618 |
| Inclination | 4.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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