(18734) Darboux Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 June 1998 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
Jean-Gaston Darboux (1842-1917) was a French mathematician and professor at the Sorbonne, whose main interest was the application of analysis to geometric problems in the theory of surfaces and their deformations and representations.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Darboux is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Darboux is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18734 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 MY1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.79 km (#13,235 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.257 |
| Rotation period | 10.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.