(18004) Krystosek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rebecca Jennifer Krystosek (b. 1984) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. She attends the Bagley High School, Bagley, Minnesota, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Krystosek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Krystosek is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18004 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JD86 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.45 km (#14,111 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.127 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 6.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.898 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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