(18974) Brungardt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Adam Robert Brungardt (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He attends the Brush High School, Brush, Colorado, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Brungardt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brungardt is 2.12 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18974 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QX195 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.60 km (#13,702 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 3.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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