(18095) Frankblock Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 June 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Frank Emmanuel Block (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science team project. He attends the Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Frankblock is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frankblock is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18095 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LL5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.06 km (#15,076 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.395 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 6.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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