(20758) Veras Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Dimitri Veras (b. 1979) is an American-British theoretical astrophysicist based in the UK. Renowned for pioneering studies of asteroid, comet, and meteor dynamics beyond the Solar System, he has also excelled as a science communicator, inspiring a new generation of astronomers to pursue exoplanet research.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 37), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Veras is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Veras is 3.08 au from the Sun and 4.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20758 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CS94 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 12.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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