(20936) Nemrut Dagi Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
This Hungaria object is named after the volcano Nemrut Dagi in Turkey. It is the most western volcano of a group of volcanoes near Lake Van in Eastern Anatolia. Name suggested by J. Schubart.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nemrut Dagi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nemrut Dagi is 2.03 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20936 |
| Provisional designation | 4835 T-1 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.57 km (#13,781 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.460 |
| Rotation period | 3.28 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
| Orbital period | 2.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.67 – 2.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 18.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.684 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 May 1971
- (5982) Polykletus
- (8438) Marila
- (8967) Calandra
- (9136) Lalande
- (10969) Perryman
- (11431) Karelbosscha
- (12636) Padrielli