(18668) Gottesman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David Alexander Gottesman (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attends the Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gottesman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gottesman is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18668 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FU62 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0721 |
| Inclination | 1.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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