(18551) Bovet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 January 1997 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
Daniel Bovet (1907–1992) was a Swiss-born Italian pharmacologist known for his discovery of antihistamines. In 1957 he won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discoveries relating to synthetic compounds that inhibit the action of certain body substances and especially their action on the vascular system and the skeletal muscles.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bovet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bovet is 3.14 au from the Sun and 4.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18551 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AQ17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.88 km (#7,782 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.188 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 5.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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