(20518) Rendtel Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 1999 by A. Knofel at Drebach.
Jürgen Rendtel (b. 1954) is a solar physicist to the Astrophysical Institute in Potsdam and a keen amateur astronomer who has organized a study group for meteor observers in Germany (Arbeitskreis Meteore) in 1975. He has also been president of the International Meteor Organization since its foundation in 1988.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rendtel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rendtel is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20518 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RC36 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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