(18973) Crouch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kegan Kade Crouch (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He attends the Mason High School, Mason, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Crouch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Crouch is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18973 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QJ193 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0427 |
| Inclination | 5.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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