(18976) Kunilraval Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kunil Kaushik Raval (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He attends the Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kunilraval is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kunilraval is 2.26 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18976 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QH206 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.12 km (#14,910 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0870 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 4.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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