(18077) Dianeingrao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Diane L. Ingrao (b. 1951) served as Secretary of the Warren Astronomical Society (Detroit, Michigan) from 1969-1977. She has been active in many of their programs since and has been an avid solar eclipse chaser. Professionally, she works in elder healthcare in Michigan.Naming citation (20120831/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dianeingrao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dianeingrao is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18077 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EM148 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.58 km (#11,463 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.278 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.63 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 7.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.920 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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