(18099) Flamini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 June 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Enrico Flamini (b. 1951), of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), is co-investigator of the Huygens Atmospheric structure instrument and ASI manager of the entire Cassini/Huygens mission.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Flamini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Flamini is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18099 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LD27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.79 km (#9,237 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.159 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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