(18158) Nigelreuel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nigel Forest Reuel (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Rio Rancho High School, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nigelreuel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nigelreuel is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18158 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PM10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.72 km (#15,817 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.218 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 7.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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