(18948) Hinkle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Athena Leah Hinkle (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences team project. She attends the Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hinkle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hinkle is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18948 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QT79 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.09 km (#8,792 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.14 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 1.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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