(38018) Louisneefs Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 June 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Louis Neefs (1937-1980) was a well-known Flemish singer who died tragically with his wife in a car accident on Christmas Day 1980. With his special dark and warm voice, Flanders will not forget him for his songs Ach Magrietje and Annelies uit 't Sas van Gent.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Louisneefs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Louisneefs is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38018 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 LN2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.01 km (#6,577 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 9.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Louis
- (6605) Carmontelle
- (7645) Pons
- (8617) Fellous
- (9135) Lacaille
- (9969) Braille
- (10930) Jinyong
- (11248) Bleriot
- (11309) Malus
- (11796) Nirenberg
- (11969) Gay-Lussac
- (12715) Godin
- (12750) Berthollet
All asteroids named after someone called Louis
Also discovered on 1 June 1998
- (9468) Brewer
- (12111) Ulm
- (12534) Janhoet
- (12867) Joeloic
- (19504) Vladalekseev
- (38019) Jeanmariepelt
- (42697) Lucapaolini
- (100924) Luctuymans