(18159) Andrewcook Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Andrew Gordon Cook (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental science project. He attends the Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andrewcook is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andrewcook is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18159 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PW10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.18 km (#14,754 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.386 |
| Rotation period | 19.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 9.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.950 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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