(18176) Julianhong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Julian C. Hong (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health project. He attends the Ronald Reagan High School, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Julianhong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Julianhong is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18176 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QG22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.90 km (#15,445 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.230 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 2.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Julian
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Also discovered on 24 August 2000
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