(18780) Kuncham Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vivek Kuncham (b. 1987) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering team project. He attends the Wheatley School, Old Westbury, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kuncham is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kuncham is 2.00 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18780 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JY44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 4.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.945 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Vivek
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Also discovered on 10 May 1999
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