(20757) Veerlesterken Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Veerle Sterken (b. 1980) is a Belgian space scientist and expert on the topic of interstellar dust within our Solar System. She uses computer simulations and spacecraft missions to explore dust and how it interacts with the heliosphere.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 37), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Veerlesterken is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Veerlesterken is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20757 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CV52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.42 km (#11,802 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.300 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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