(20337) Naeve Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Larry Naeve mentored a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the La Canada High School, La Canada, California.Naming citation (20040415/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Naeve is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Naeve is 2.43 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20337 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HP83 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.20 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0690 |
| Inclination | 6.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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