(18749) Ayyubguliev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 April 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Ayyub Salakh-ogly Guliev (b. 1954), director of the Shamakha Astrophysical Observatory, Azerbaijan, studies the origin of comets. The name was suggested by K. I. Churyumov.Naming citation (20070926/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ayyubguliev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ayyubguliev is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18749 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GA8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0943 |
| Inclination | 3.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.