(18923) Jennifersass Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jennifer Rose Sass (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her zoology project. She attends the Mid-Buchanan High School, Faucett, Missouri, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jennifersass is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jennifersass is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18923 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PC23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.62 km (#16,013 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.256 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 6.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.906 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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