(18236) Bernardburke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Bernard Burke (b. 1928), professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has made numerous contributions to radio astronomy, including the discovery of radio emission from Jupiter and pioneering developments in radio interferometry.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bernardburke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bernardburke is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18236 |
| Provisional designation | 1059 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0460 |
| Inclination | 3.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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