(18163) Jennalewis Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Jenna Lyanne Lewis (b. 1984) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. She also received the Intel Foundation Achievement Award. She attends the Cooper City High School, Cooper City, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jennalewis is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jennalewis is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number18163
Provisional designation2000 PF16
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.95
Orbital period3.67 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 2.72 au
Eccentricity0.143
Inclination5.25°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

Also named after someone called Jenna

Also discovered on 1 August 2000

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