(20888) Siyueguo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Si Yue Guo (b. 1987) was awarded first place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics team project. She also received the MILSET Expo-Science Europe award. She attends the College Regina Assumpta, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Siyueguo is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Siyueguo is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number20888
Provisional designation2000 WB14
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.16
Orbital period4.39 years
Semi-major axis2.68 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.43 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.0934
Inclination1.49°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.42 au

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

Also discovered on 20 November 2000

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