(18838) Shannon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 July 1999 by Sarounova, L., Kusnirak, P. at Ondrejov.
American scientist Claude Elwood Shannon (1916-2001) became the father of information science and a cofounder of cybernetics through his numerous fundamental contributions, including the epoch-making paper A Mathematical Theory of Communication (1948).Naming citation (20020128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Shannon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shannon is 3.09 au from the Sun and 4.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18838 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 OQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0836 |
| Inclination | 1.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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