(18196) Rowberry Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Megan Rowberry (b. 1984) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics team project. She attends the Provo High School, Provo, Utah, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rowberry is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rowberry is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18196 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QY132 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.98 km (#15,254 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.352 |
| Rotation period | 49.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 3.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.894 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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