(18953) Laurensmith Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lauren Marie Smith (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her botany project. She attends the Rampart High School, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Laurensmith is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laurensmith is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18953 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QR114 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0911 |
| Inclination | 2.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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