(20567) McQuarrie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kerry Ann McQuarrie mentored a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Chapin School, Princeton, New Jersey.Naming citation (20041028/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where McQuarrie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McQuarrie is 2.12 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20567 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RS129 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 7.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.846 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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