(18112) Jeanlucjosset Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Jean-Luc Josset (b. 1959) directs the Space Exploration Institute in Neuchâtel. Active in planetary and exobiological research, Josset has designed and developed space instrumentation, particularly ultra-miniaturized cameras. He is PI of the Advanced Micro-Imager Experiment aboard the SMART-1 spacecraft.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeanlucjosset is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeanlucjosset is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18112 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 NX17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.96 km (#7,710 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.250 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.929 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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