(18781) Indaram Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Maanasa Indaram (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering team project. She attends the Wheatley School, Old Westbury, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Indaram is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Indaram is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number18781
Provisional designation1999 JH45
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.25 km (#14,590 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.183
Rotation period4.39 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.75
Orbital period3.73 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.179
Inclination1.79°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.959 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 10 May 1999

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