(20878) Uwetreske Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Uwe Treske (b. 1985) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2004 Intel ISE Fair for his physics project. He also received the Young Scientist Award, the Achievement Award and the Seaborg SIYSS Award. He attends the Paul Gerhardt Gymnasium, Grafenhainichen, Sachsen Anhalt, Germany.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Uwetreske is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Uwetreske is 2.28 au from the Sun and 1.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20878 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VH50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.61 km (#13,676 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.196 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 4.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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