(18935) Alfandmedina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alfredo Andres Medina (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attends the Academia del Perpetuo Socorro, San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alfandmedina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alfandmedina is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18935 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QE37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.23 km (#16,730 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.246 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 2.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.884 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Alfredo
All asteroids named after someone called Alfredo
Also discovered on 24 August 2000
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- (18171) Romaneskue
- (18174) Khachatryan
- (18175) Jenniferchoy
- (18176) Julianhong
- (18177) Harunaga
- (18184) Dianepark
- (18189) Medeobaldia
- (18930) Athreya
- (18938) Zarabeth
- (18939) Sariancel
- (18946) Massar