(20693) Ramondiaz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jose Ramon Diaz Navarrete (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science team project. He attends the C.B.T.i.s. No. 168, Aguascalientes, Mexico.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ramondiaz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ramondiaz is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20693 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VV81 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.66 km (#6,932 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.03 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 0.231° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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