(20614) Renner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Stéfan Renner (b. 1976) is a French astronomer and associate professor at the University of Lille and Paris Observatory. His main research interests are resonant dynamics, applied primarily to Saturn’s small moons and Neptune’s ring arcs, and to rings around small bodies. Stéfan has also taken part in stellar occultations observational campaigns by TNOs.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 30), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Renner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Renner is 1.80 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20614 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 SN3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 48.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.209 |
| Inclination | 23.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.844 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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