(18020) Amend Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Gregory Amend (b. 1986) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his zoology project. He attends the Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amend is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amend is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18020 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JT126 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.93 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0662 |
| Inclination | 1.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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