(18632) Danielsson Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 February 1998 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.

Ann-Kristin “Kikki” Danielsson (b. 1952) is a well-known and popular country singer from Sweden.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Danielsson is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDanielssonDanielsson

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danielsson is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number18632
Provisional designation1998 DN37
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.93 km (#7,739 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0700
Rotation period5.22 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.56
Orbital period5.02 years
Semi-major axis2.93 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.57 – 3.29 au
Eccentricity0.123
Inclination3.82°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.56 au

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

Also discovered on 28 February 1998

More named asteroids discovered by C.-I. Lagerkvist