(18200) Flaviarommel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Flavia Luane Rommel (b. 1992) is a Brazilian astronomer and postdoctoral researcher at the Florida Space Institute. Her research focuses on small bodies of the Solar System, like comets and TNOs. She uses stellar occultations, time-series image analysis, and contributes to international efforts such as the Lucky Star project.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Flaviarommel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Flaviarommel is 2.19 au from the Sun and 1.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18200 |
| Provisional designation | 2714 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.269 |
| Inclination | 2.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.754 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Flavia
All asteroids named after someone called Flavia
Also discovered on 24 September 1960
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- (1744) Harriet
- (1776) Kuiper
- (1777) Gehrels
- (1795) Woltjer
- (1808) Bellerophon
- (1809) Prometheus
- (1810) Epimetheus
- (1811) Bruwer
- (1812) Gilgamesh
- (1846) Bengt
- (1868) Thersites