(20748) Thamirissantana Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Thamiris de Santana (b. 1991) is a Brazilian researcher at São Paulo State University and an expert in Solar System dynamics. Her research focuses on orbital resonances among natural satellites and the long-term dynamical evolution of small bodies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 36), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thamirissantana is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thamirissantana is 2.91 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20748 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AP186 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.56 |
| Orbital period | 5.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0536 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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