(18150) Lopez-Moreno Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
José J. Lopez-Moreno (b. 1950), of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia, is a planetary scientist interested in planetary atmospheres. As Co-I of the Huygens Atmospheric Structure Instrument he studied the physical properties of Titan's atmosphere. The name was suggested by M. Fulchignoni and M. A. Barucci.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lopez-Moreno is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lopez-Moreno is 3.72 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18150 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OC60 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.5 km (#2,023 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.51 |
| Orbital period | 6.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.08 – 3.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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