(18702) Sadowski Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
John Paul Sadowski (b. 1984) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He attends the North Shore High School, Glen Head, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sadowski is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sadowski is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18702 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HG68 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.06 km (#12,600 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.224 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 4.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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