(20135) Juels

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Asteroid
(20135) Juels
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  April 18, 2013 ( JD 2,456,400.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.0831  AU
eccentricity 0.1454
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6349 AU - 3.5314 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 0.8959 °
Length of the ascending node 35.2716 °
Sidereal period 5.41 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.94 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 14.5 mag
history
Explorer Paul G. Comba
Date of discovery May 7, 1996
Another name 1996 JC, 1999 VF 70
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(20135) Juel is an asteroid of the main belt , which on May 7, 1996 by the American Italo- astronomer Paul G. Comba at Prescott Observatory ( IAU code in 684) Arizona was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the American amateur astronomer Charles W. Juels (1944–2009), who was awarded the Harvard-Smithsonian Comet Award in 2003 together with Paulo R. Holvorcem for the discovery of the comet C / 2002 Y1 .

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