(18170) Ramjeawan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Khaivchandra Ramjeawan (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. She attends the Uniondale High School, Uniondale, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ramjeawan is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ramjeawan is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number18170
Provisional designation2000 QW2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.56
Orbital period4.37 years
Semi-major axis2.67 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.16 – 3.19 au
Eccentricity0.192
Inclination4.54°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

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

Also discovered on 24 August 2000

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