(20286) Michta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Maria Lynn Michta (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her earth and space sciences project. She attends the Sachem North High School, Lake Ronkonkoma, New York.Naming citation (20040415/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michta is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20286 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FT59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.27 km (#16,655 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.259 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0701 |
| Inclination | 6.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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