(18907) Kevinclaytor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kevin E. Claytor (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics project. He attends the Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kevinclaytor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kevinclaytor is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18907 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OW20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.01 km (#15,193 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.282 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 6.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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