(18088) Roberteunice Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 May 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Robert Earl Eunice (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He attends the Houston County High School, Warner Robins, Georgia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Roberteunice is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roberteunice is 2.58 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number18088
Provisional designation2000 JS30
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.90 km (#7,762 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0270
Absolute magnitude (H)14.93
Orbital period3.57 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.09 – 2.58 au
Eccentricity0.105
Inclination3.32°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

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

Also named after someone called Robert

Also discovered on 7 May 2000

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