(18127) Denversmith Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Denver L. Smith (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth and space sciences team project. He attends the Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Denversmith is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Denversmith is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number18127
Provisional designation2000 OX3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period8.66 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.82
Orbital period3.47 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.90 – 2.68 au
Eccentricity0.170
Inclination5.54°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.915 au

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

Also discovered on 24 July 2000

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