(20025) Petronaviera Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 1992 by UESAC at La Silla.
Petrona Viera (1895-1960) was a deaf Uruguayan painter, recognized for being the first female professional painter in Uruguay and for her participation in the Planismo movement. Her world, in silence, was expressed in multiple works that today are part of Uruguay's heritage.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Petronaviera is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Petronaviera is 3.20 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20025 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 DU7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0892 |
| Inclination | 2.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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