(18449) Rikwouters Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 August 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Rik Wouters (1882-1916) was a Belgian fauve painter and sculptor. Fascinated by the work of James Ensor, he started painting with a pallet knife. He chose his wife Nel as the primary model for his paintings (Woman in a white sweater, 1908) and sculptures (Domestic concerns, 1913).Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rikwouters is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rikwouters is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18449 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PT19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.65 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.77 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 1.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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