(18766) Broderick Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Tamara Ann Broderick (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and space sciences project. She attends the Laurel School, Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Broderick is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Broderick is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number18766
Provisional designation1999 JA22
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.48 km (#14,016 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.146
Rotation period12.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.04
Orbital period4.04 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.27 – 2.81 au
Eccentricity0.107
Inclination1.09°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.25 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Tamara

Also discovered on 10 May 1999

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