(20549) Mirelatrelia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Mirela Madalina Trelia (b. 1994) is a Romanian astronomer at the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy. Her studies include astrometric and photometric observations of artificial satellites and space debris and rotational properties of satellites and asteroids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mirelatrelia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mirelatrelia is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number20549
Provisional designation1999 RH110
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)13.5
Orbital period5.21 years
Semi-major axis3.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.76 – 3.25 au
Eccentricity0.0814
Inclination8.91°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.77 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 8 September 1999

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