(18877) Stevendodds Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1999 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills.
Steven L. Dodds (b. 1961) has been furnishing telescope optics for the astronomical community since 1986. He constructed two parabolic off-axis segments (adaptive optic components) used in the Gemini North 8.1-meter telescope located on Mauna Kea.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stevendodds is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stevendodds is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18877 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XP7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.98 km (#10,660 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.311 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.255 |
| Inclination | 7.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.924 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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