(20073) Yumiko Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 January 1994 by Kobayashi, T., Fujii, H. at Oizumi.

Yumiko Fujii (b. 1968) is the wife of the second discoverer.Naming citation (20050407/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Yumiko is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsYumikoYumiko

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yumiko is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number20073
Provisional designation1994 AN2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period3.49 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.99
Orbital period3.49 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.15 – 2.45 au
Eccentricity0.0635
Inclination6.60°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 9 January 1994

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