(18075) Donasharma Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Dona Sarah Sharma (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her botany project. She attends the Sunnyside Senior High School, Sunnyside, Washington, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Donasharma is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Donasharma is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18075 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DD5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.32 km (#10,017 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0956 |
| Inclination | 5.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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