(18739) Larryhu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Larry Zhixing Hu (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science team project. He attends the UMS Wright Preparatory School, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Larryhu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Larryhu is 2.13 au from the Sun and 1.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18739 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SH79 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.69 km (#15,868 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.321 |
| Rotation period | 2.60 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 4.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.937 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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