(18634) Champigneulles Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Champigneulles is a city in the Lorraine region of France. While the city has been known for its forges since the fourteenth century, it later became known mainly for its eponymously named brewery.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Champigneulles is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Champigneulles is 2.77 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18634 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 EQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.00 km (#12,743 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.192 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0920 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 March 1998
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- (16912) Rhiannon
- (17764) Schatzman
- (18635) Frouard
- (18636) Villedepompey
- (18637) Liverdun
- (18638) Nouet
- (18644) Arashiyama
- (19395) Barrera
- (19398) Creedence
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