(18773) Bredehoft Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Belle Dean Bredehoft (b. 1984) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering project. She attends the Mount Vernon High School, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bredehoft is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bredehoft is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18773 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JY36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.70 km (#13,458 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.186 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0692 |
| Inclination | 0.978° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Belle
All asteroids named after someone called Belle
Also discovered on 10 May 1999
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- (11225) Borden
- (11227) Ksenborisova
- (11228) Botnick
- (11229) Brookebowers
- (11230) Deschaffer
- (11231) Schiavo
- (11413) Catanach
- (11414) Allanchu
- (12117) Meagmessina
- (16048) Eddiedai
- (16049) D'Amore