(20468) Petercook Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 July 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
British comedy writer and performer Peter E. Cook (1937-1995) was the prime instigator of the new genre of satirical sketch comedy with his 1960's revue Beyond The Fringe. His most famous sketch included diminutive Dudley Moore as an ever hopping one-legged man auditioning for the role of Tarzan!Naming citation (20050407/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Petercook is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Petercook is 3.38 au from the Sun and 4.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20468 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NK4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.94 km (#6,642 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.241 |
| Inclination | 1.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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