(18086) Emilykraft Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Emily Michele Kraft (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her chemistry project. She attends the Signature School, Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Emilykraft is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emilykraft is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18086 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JQ21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.83 km (#9,175 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 3.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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