(18012) Marsland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kyle Anthony Marsland (b. 1985) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental science team project. He also received the MILSET Expo-Sciences International Award. He attends the Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marsland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marsland is 2.28 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18012 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JM114 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.87 km (#13,060 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.356 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 5.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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