(18924) Vinjamoori Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 August 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Anant Vinjamoori (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his zoology project. He attends the Parkway Central High School, Chesterfield, Missouri, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vinjamoori is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vinjamoori is 2.42 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18924 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PV24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.52 km (#16,225 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.253 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 6.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Anant
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Also discovered on 3 August 2000
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