(18123) Pavan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Luciano Pavan (b. 1956), an Italian musician, writer, painter and amateur astronomer, is well known in the scientific minor-planet community for his help at several meetings in Belgirate. The name was suggested by M. Di Martino and D. F. Lupishko.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pavan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pavan is 2.86 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18123 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 NS27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.64 km (#11,342 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.225 |
| Rotation period | 4.80 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
| Orbital period | 5.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0807 |
| Inclination | 1.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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