(18689) Rodrick Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Richard Jean Rodrick (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his botany project. He attends the Kapa'a High School, Kapa'a, Hawaii, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rodrick is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rodrick is 3.03 au from the Sun and 4.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18689 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FR124 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.83 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0842 |
| Inclination | 2.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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