(18106) Blume Amor
Discovered on 4 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
William H. Blume (b. 1948), a senior mission designer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has played a key role in the development of the Deep Impact mission to comet 9P/Tempel.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Blume is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Blume is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18106 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 NX3 |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.19 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.512 |
| Inclination | 4.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.194 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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