(20770) Yumoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Koki Yumoto (b. 1996) is a Japanese planetary scientist at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. He is an expert on laboratory measurement of planetary analogues, meteorites and returned asteroid samples, on remote sensing of planetary surfaces, and on the development and calibration of optical instruments.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #11, 38), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yumoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yumoto is 3.20 au from the Sun and 4.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20770 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QT123 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.267 |
| Inclination | 5.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.854 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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