(18751) Yualexandrov Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Yurij Vladimirovich Alexandrov (b. 1934) is a professor at the V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. A well-regarded teacher, Alexandrov is the author of Physics of Planets, Celestial Mechanics and other textbooks for university students. The name was suggested by D. F. Lupishko and Yu. G. Shkuratov.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yualexandrov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yualexandrov is 1.77 au from the Sun and 0.948 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18751 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GO9 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 32.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.67 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.252 |
| Inclination | 4.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.653 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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