(18027) Gokcay Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Chelsea Bahar Gokcay (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences team project. She attends the Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gokcay is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gokcay is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18027 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 KL14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.32 km (#14,427 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.254 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 5.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.959 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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