(18745) San Pedro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 1999 by ODAS at Caussols.
San Pedro de Atacama, a town in Chile's region II, was inhabited by the Likan Antay population for thousands of years. Famous for its beautiful natural sites, it is now one of the most visited places in the country. The ALMA observatory and many other astronomical projects will be soon installed near San Pedro.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where San Pedro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: San Pedro is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18745 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 BJ14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.17 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.