(18794) Kianafrank Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kiana Laieikawai Frank (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. She attends the Kamehameha High School, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kianafrank is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kianafrank is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18794 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JG62 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.30 km (#12,053 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0426 |
| Inclination | 2.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kiana
All asteroids named after someone called Kiana
Also discovered on 10 May 1999
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- (11228) Botnick
- (11229) Brookebowers
- (11230) Deschaffer
- (11231) Schiavo
- (11413) Catanach
- (11414) Allanchu
- (12117) Meagmessina
- (16048) Eddiedai
- (16049) D'Amore