(20362) Trilling Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 May 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
David E. Trilling (b. 1972) is an assistant astronomer at the University of Arizona. Theorist and observer, Trilling has used the Spitzer telescope to determine the diameters and albedos of NEOs, TNOs and circumstellar dust disks. He also works on theories of orbital migration and extrasolar planet formation.Naming citation (20080718/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Trilling is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Trilling is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20362 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 JH3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.76 km (#9,281 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.260 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.65 |
| Orbital period | 4.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 10.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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