(18292) Zoltowski Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 March 1977 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.

Frank B. Zoltowski (b. 1957) discovered 60 numbered minor planets and made numerous critical observations of near-Earth objects, notably a dramatic recovery of 1999 AN10, while he was working in South Australia during 1997–1999. He continued to make astrometric contributions on his return to the U.S.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Zoltowski is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zoltowski is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	18292
Provisional designation	1977 FB
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	4.64 km (#11,353 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.248
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.25
Orbital period	5.07 years
Semi-major axis	2.95 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.74 – 3.17 au
Eccentricity	0.0729
Inclination	2.69°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.75 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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