(20787) Mitchfourman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Mitchell Fourman (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mitchfourman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mitchfourman is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20787 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RZ71 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 4.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.953 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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