(18113) Bibring Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Jean-Pierre Bibring (b. 1948), of the Université de Paris Sud--Paris 11, has helped develop the French planetary science community. He has participated in a number of space missions, including Phobos, Mars Express and Rosetta.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bibring is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bibring is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18113 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 NC19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.35 km (#14,354 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.274 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 1.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.969 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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