(18983) Allentran Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Allen Hing Tran (b. 1987) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry team project. He attends the Alhambra High School, Alhambra, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Allentran is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Allentran is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18983 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RG6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.07 km (#7,558 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0740 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 2.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.970 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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