(18167) Buttani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 August 2000 by Valmeca at Valmeca.
Buttani Philippe (b. 1966), a friend of one of the discoverers, started the “CCD adventure” with him in July 1994.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Buttani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Buttani is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18167 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PS27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0733 |
| Inclination | 9.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.