(20767) Younkiljung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Youn Kil Jung (b. 1978) is a Korean researcher at the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute. He participated in the Near Space Optical Survey to discover potentially-hazardous asteroids from the southern hemisphere, and is also involved in the OWL-Net project, which uses a global network of automated telescopes.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 38), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Younkiljung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Younkiljung is 2.21 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20767 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PN24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.12 km (#8,755 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.329 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.