(18244) Anneila Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Anneila Sargent (b. 1942), professor at the California Institute for Technology and director of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory, is known for her ground-breaking observations of protoplanetary disks around young stars using emerging millimeter interferometers.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anneila is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anneila is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18244 |
| Provisional designation | 3008 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 9.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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