(18120) Lytvynenko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Leonid Nikolaevich Lytvynenko (b. 1938) is an academician at the Ukrainian National Academy of Science and directs the Radioastronomical Institute in Kharkiv. His work in radioastronomy has centered on decametric observations of galactic objects, the sun and Jupiter. The name was suggested by Yu. G. Shkuratov.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lytvynenko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lytvynenko is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18120 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 NA25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.228 |
| Inclination | 0.621° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.773 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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