(18171) Romaneskue Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Roman Garrick Eskue (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his gerontology project. He attends the Willcox High School, Willcox, Arizona, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Romaneskue is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Romaneskue is 2.54 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18171 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QB5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.89 km (#17,160 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.286 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 2.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.946 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 August 2000
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- (18174) Khachatryan
- (18175) Jenniferchoy
- (18176) Julianhong
- (18177) Harunaga
- (18184) Dianepark
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- (18938) Zarabeth
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- (18946) Massar