(18659) Megangross Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Megan Chaya Gross (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Hunter College High School, New York, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Megangross is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Megangross is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18659 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FD33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0525 |
| Inclination | 2.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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