(18777) Hobson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Christina Nicole Hobson (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering project. She attends the Red Mountain High School, Mesa, Arizona, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hobson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hobson is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18777 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JA41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 10.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.06 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 4.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Christina
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Also discovered on 10 May 1999
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- (11228) Botnick
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- (11230) Deschaffer
- (11231) Schiavo
- (11413) Catanach
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