(18997) Mizrahi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Jonathan Albert Mizrahi (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He attends the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mizrahi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mizrahi is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number18997
Provisional designation2000 RG54
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.13 km (#7,486 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0500
Rotation period5.94 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.66
Orbital period4.11 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.34 – 2.79 au
Eccentricity0.0869
Inclination2.82°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.33 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Jonathan

Also discovered on 1 September 2000

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