(20082) Yannlecun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 1994 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
Yann André Le Cun (b. 1960) is a French-American computer scientist known for his significant contributions to the fields of machine learning and artificial intelligence. He pioneered work on convolutional neural networks, which have become foundational in image recognition and computer vision tasks.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #6, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yannlecun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yannlecun is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20082 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 EG7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 223 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0961 |
| Inclination | 7.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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