(18026) Juliabaldwin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Julia Ruby Baldwin (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences team project. She attends the Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Juliabaldwin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Juliabaldwin is 1.96 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number18026
Provisional designation1999 KG13
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.44
Orbital period3.57 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.88 – 2.79 au
Eccentricity0.195
Inclination4.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.894 au

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

Also named after someone called Julia

Also discovered on 18 May 1999

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