(18912) Kayfurman Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Kay Dee Furman (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her zoology project. She attends the Central High School, Brooksville, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kayfurman is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kayfurman is 3.04 au from the Sun and 4.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number18912
Provisional designation2000 OM32
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.22 km (#12,218 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.300
Absolute magnitude (H)14.13
Orbital period4.72 years
Semi-major axis2.81 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.39 – 3.24 au
Eccentricity0.152
Inclination8.98°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.41 au

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

Also discovered on 30 July 2000

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