(18947) Cindyfulton Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Cindy Marie Fulton (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences team project. She attends the Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Cindyfulton is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cindyfulton is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number18947
Provisional designation2000 QV76
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.35 km (#14,343 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.131
Absolute magnitude (H)15.0
Orbital period3.70 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 2.72 au
Eccentricity0.139
Inclination1.99°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

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

Also named after someone called Cindy

Also discovered on 24 August 2000

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