(18770) Yingqiuqilei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Yingqiuqi Lei (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and space sciences team project. She attends the Robert F. Kennedy High School, Flushing, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yingqiuqilei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yingqiuqilei is 2.20 au from the Sun and 1.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18770 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JN25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 2.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.794 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (11225) Borden
- (11227) Ksenborisova
- (11228) Botnick
- (11229) Brookebowers
- (11230) Deschaffer
- (11231) Schiavo
- (11413) Catanach
- (11414) Allanchu
- (12117) Meagmessina
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