(18735) Chubko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 June 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Larysa Sergiivna Chubko (b. 1980), an astronomer in the Department of Small Solar System Bodies at the Astronomical Observatory of Kyiv Shevchenko National University, observes and studies the spectra of comets and minor planets. The name was suggested by K. I. Churyumov.Naming citation (20070926/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chubko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chubko is 3.47 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18735 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 MH46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.93 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 0.315° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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