(18970) Jenniharper Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jennifer Dawn Harper (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her botany team project. She attends the Jefferson County High School, Dandridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jenniharper is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jenniharper is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18970 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QU168 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 3.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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