(20734) Sriramsaran Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sriram Saran Bhiravarasu (b. 1984) is an Indian planetary scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation. While his current work focuses on the radar measurements of the Moon, he specializes generally in understanding the properties of regolith on lunar and asteroid surfaces using radar measurements.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 34), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sriramsaran is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sriramsaran is 3.38 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20734 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XA169 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.0 km (#1,774 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 7.46 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.49 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 25.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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