(18189) Medeobaldia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Maria Elena De Obaldia (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. She attends the Moorestown High School, Moorestown, New Jersey, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Medeobaldia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Medeobaldia is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18189 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QN82 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.39 |
| Orbital period | 4.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0355 |
| Inclination | 1.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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