(1918) Aiguillon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 October 1968 by G. Soulie at Bordeaux.
Named for the discoverer’s birthplace, a small town on the Garonne river.Naming citation (MPC 5038), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aiguillon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aiguillon is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1918 |
| Provisional designation | 1968 UA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.5 km (#2,263 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 9.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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