(18019) Dascoli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jennifer Anne D'Ascoli (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She was also awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics project. She attends the Academy of the Holy Names, Albany, New York.Naming citation (20040415/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dascoli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dascoli is 2.31 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18019 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JJ126 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0832 |
| Inclination | 3.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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