(20853) Yunxiangchu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
YunXiang Chu (b. 1985) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health project. She attends the Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.Naming citation (20041226/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yunxiangchu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yunxiangchu is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20853 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 VQ13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.41 km (#16,427 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.191 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.6 |
| Orbital period | 4.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 4.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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