(18579) Duongtuyenvu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1997 by ODAS at Caussols.
Duong Tuyen Vu (b. 1933) works at the Paris Institut de Mécanique Céleste on ephemerides of natural satellites. He wrote a complete package for the motions of Jupiter's Galilean satellites, which is one of the most difficult problems in celestial mechanics.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Duongtuyenvu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Duongtuyenvu is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18579 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 XY6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.48 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 0.811° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.