(20522) Yogeshwar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 1999 by A. Knofel at Drebach.
Ranga Yogeshwar (b. 1959), a physicist and scientific journalist, works as editor and presenter of excellent German public science television programs. His work is a most valuable contribution to the scientific education of the television audience.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yogeshwar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yogeshwar is 2.50 au from the Sun and 1.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20522 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RK40 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.58 km (#13,747 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.262 |
| Rotation period | 9.61 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0279 |
| Inclination | 11.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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