(18563) Danigoldman Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 March 1997 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Danielle Goldman (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for her behavioral and social-sciences project. She attends the Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, New York.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Danigoldman is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danigoldman is 3.24 au from the Sun and 4.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number18563
Provisional designation1997 FC3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)13.75
Orbital period5.02 years
Semi-major axis2.93 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.55 – 3.32 au
Eccentricity0.132
Inclination0.871°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.55 au

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

Also named after someone called Danielle

Also discovered on 31 March 1997

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