(18009) Patrickgeer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Patrick L. Geer (b. 1985) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental science project. He attends the Wellington High School, Wellington, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Patrickgeer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Patrickgeer is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18009 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JP100 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.58 km (#11,471 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.279 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.06 |
| Orbital period | 4.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.82 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0869 |
| Inclination | 9.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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