(18961) Hampfreeman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Thomas Hampton Freeman (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his botany project. He attends the Spring Valley High School, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hampfreeman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hampfreeman is 2.06 au from the Sun and 1.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18961 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QR140 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 2.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.956 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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