(20719) Velasco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rodrigo Velasco Velasco (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science team project. He attends the C.B.T.i.s. No. 168, Aguascalientes, Mexico.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Velasco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Velasco is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20719 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XL99 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 1.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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