(18956) Jessicarnold Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jessica Lynn Arnold (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her botany project. She attends the Edwardsville High School, Edwardsville, Illinois, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jessicarnold is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jessicarnold is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18956 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QK126 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 3.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.962 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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