(18602) Lagillespie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lacy Ann Gillespie (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her zoology project. She attends the North Toole County High School, Sunburst, Montana, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lagillespie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lagillespie is 2.69 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18602 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BX12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.75 km (#15,767 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.446 |
| Rotation period | 5.76 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 3.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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