(11418) Williamwang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
William Wang (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his materials science project. He attended the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Williamwang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Williamwang is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11418 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JN118 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.15 km (#5,653 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0423 |
| Inclination | 5.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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