(18152) Heidimanning Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Heidi L. K. Manning (b. 1967), a planetary scientist and associate professor of physics at Concordia College in Moorehead, Minnesota, has made important contributions to the development of scientific instruments for in situ spacecraft observations, as well as to laboratory studies of cosmic dust particles.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Heidimanning is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heidimanning is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18152 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OW60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.64 km (#6,954 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.174 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.44 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0681 |
| Inclination | 9.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Heidi
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