(18635) Frouard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Frouard is a city in the Lorraine region of France known for its mill, which it has had since the high Middle Ages. Later the city had an active steel industry, and today it is mostly known for its fluvial harbor.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Frouard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frouard is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18635 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 EX1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 0.762° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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