(18905) Weigan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Wei Gan (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics project. He attends the Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School, Rockville, Maryland, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Weigan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Weigan is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18905 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OF10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 1.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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