(20700) Saraheanderson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 November 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sarah E. Anderson (b. 1995) is a French-American planetary scientist currently at the Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille. Her research combines simulations and compositional data from small bodies to determine the timeline of solar system formation. Sarah is also active in recovering and analyzing historical data from early comet observations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 33), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Saraheanderson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saraheanderson is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20700 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VG145 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.58 km (#13,760 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.288 |
| Rotation period | 3.71 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 15.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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