(18699) Quigley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Carolyn Ann Quigley (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her botany team project. She attends the Salpointe Catholic High School, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Quigley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Quigley is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18699 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HL45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 216 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0257 |
| Inclination | 3.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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