(18823) Zachozer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Zachary Adam Ozer (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his gerontology team project. He attends the Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zachozer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zachozer is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18823 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NS20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 19.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 2.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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