(18122) Forestamartin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Franco Foresta Martin (b. 1945), an excellent science popularizer, both in print and on television, has for the past 30 years been the scientific editor for the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. The name was suggested by S. Montebugnoli and V. Zappalà.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Forestamartin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Forestamartin is 2.61 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18122 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 NL27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.59 km (#8,140 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.178 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.22 |
| Orbital period | 5.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 2.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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