(20762) Wargnier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Antonin Wargnier (b. 2000) is a French planetary scientist who works at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. His research focuses on studying the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos, on laboratory measurements of meteorites, minerals, and planetary analogues, and on photometric modeling of planetary surfaces.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 37), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wargnier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wargnier is 2.59 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20762 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EE36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.1 km (#1,764 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0820 |
| Rotation period | 8.89 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.99 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 16.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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