(18649) Fabrega Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Joaquin Fabrega (b. 1967) is an amateur astronomer from Panama. He is a long-time member, past president and benefactor of the Asociacion Panameña de Aficionados a la Astronomia, he now uses a mobile observatory to view the sky in remote places in Panama.Naming citation (20120703/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fabrega is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fabrega is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18649 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FU10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.98 km (#12,773 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.369 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 8.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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