(20712) Shashiganesh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shashikiran Ganesh (b. 1970) is an Indian astronomer. He has been a scientist in the Astronomy & Astrophysics Division of the Physical Research Laboratory since 1997. Shashikiran has made extensive contributions to the polarimetric and spectroscopic studies of minor bodies using Indian facilities, some of which he helped establish.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 33), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shashiganesh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shashiganesh is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20712 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XF13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.92 km (#9,052 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.318 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 14.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 December 1999
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- (20711) Seijisugita
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