(18697) Kathanson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kathleen Suzanne Hanson (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her botany project. She attends the Clear Brook High School, Friendswood, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kathanson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kathanson is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18697 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HB39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.43 km (#9,834 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.104 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.12 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 1.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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