(25813) Savannahshaw Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 February 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Savannah Shaw (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry team project. She attends the Villages Charter High School, The Villages, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20100428/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Savannahshaw is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Savannahshaw is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number25813
Provisional designation2000 DW18
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.49 km (#14,004 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.252
Absolute magnitude (H)14.68
Orbital period5.03 years
Semi-major axis2.94 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.80 – 3.07 au
Eccentricity0.0467
Inclination0.826°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.78 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Savannah

Also discovered on 29 February 2000

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