(18679) Heatherenae Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Heather Renae Messick (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her botany project. She attends the Sargent High School, Monte Vista, Colorado, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Heatherenae is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heatherenae is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18679 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FW102 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.25 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0902 |
| Inclination | 5.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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