(20113) Uckert Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Kyle Uckert (b. 1988) is an American researcher at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Deputy Principal Investigator for the Perseverance rover's SHERLOC spectrometer. In addition to his contributions to astrobiology, he played a critical role in diagnosing and reviving the SHERLOC instrument on Mars in 2024 ensuring the continuation of its scientific mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #8, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Uckert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Uckert is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20113 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SL35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.93 km (#15,392 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.248 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0525 |
| Inclination | 22.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (28133) Kylebardwell
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- (34225) Fridberg
- (36445) Smalley
- (159013) Kyleturner
- (297082) Bygott
All asteroids named after someone called Kyle
Also discovered on 22 September 1995
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- (12415) Wakatatakayo
- (12788) Shigeno
- (18467) Nagatatsu
- (21229) Susil
- (23583) Krivsky
- (24829) Berounurbi
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- (6748) Bratton
- (6837) Bressi
- (7066) Nessus
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