(20599) Pisarcikova Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Adriana Pisarčíková (b. 1996) is a Slovak planetary scientist at the Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Her main research focuses on the analysis of meteor spectra and improving methods of meteor spectroscopy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pisarcikova is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pisarcikova is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20599 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RD196 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.46 km (#11,713 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.286 |
| Rotation period | 2.87 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.83 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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