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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | G. Bell |
| Discovery site | Farpoint Observatory |
| Discovery date | November 3, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 20673 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 VW |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3045289 |
| Peri | 2.6507807 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1097757 |
| Orbital period | 1876.7652346 |
| Mean anomaly | 286.40609 |
| Inclination | 10.34652 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 52.50760 |
| Argument of peri | 301.23758 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
20673 Janelle (1999 VW) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 3, 1999 by G. Bell at Farpoint Observatory. It was named for Janelle Burgardt (born 1954), an activist in the observatory's parent organization.[1]