(18950) Marakessler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Marissa Rachel Kessler (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. She attends the Mills E. Godwin High School, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marakessler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marakessler is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18950 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QX95 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.83 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0629 |
| Inclination | 5.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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