(20785) Mitalithakor Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Mitali Thakor (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering project. She also received the Intel Foundation Achievement Award. She attends the River Hill High School, Clarksville, Maryland, U.S.A.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mitalithakor is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mitalithakor is 2.61 au from the Sun and 1.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number20785
Provisional designation2000 RO60
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.86
Orbital period3.76 years
Semi-major axis2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.16 – 2.67 au
Eccentricity0.105
Inclination6.94°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.18 au

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

Also discovered on 3 September 2000

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