(20832) Santhikodali Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 October 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Santhisri Kodali (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her gerontology project. She attends the John B. Connally High School, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Santhikodali is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Santhikodali is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number20832
Provisional designation2000 UQ47
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.48 km (#6,165 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0390
Rotation period135 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.74
Orbital period4.64 years
Semi-major axis2.78 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.38 – 3.18 au
Eccentricity0.144
Inclination5.23°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.38 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 24 October 2000

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