(18084) Adamwohl Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Adam Richard Wohl (b. 1984) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his botany project. He attends the Minot High School, Magic City Campus, Minot, North Dakota, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Adamwohl is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adamwohl is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number18084
Provisional designation2000 HP47
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.88 km (#15,500 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.195
Absolute magnitude (H)14.86
Orbital period3.82 years
Semi-major axis2.44 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.09 – 2.79 au
Eccentricity0.143
Inclination5.86°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

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

Also named after someone called Adam

Also discovered on 29 April 2000

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