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Nishashah Discovery and designationDiscovered by Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team Discovery site Socorro Discovery date July 31, 2000 DesignationsMPC designation 18918 Alternate name(s) 2000 OB50 Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 2.6902618 Peri 1.8474484 Eccentricity 0.1857354 Orbital period 1248.2701490 Mean anomaly 131.35660 Inclination 6.32192 Longitude of ascending node 57.93142 Argument of peri 247.40761 Absolute magnitude (H) 14.5 18918 Nishashah (2000 OB50) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 31, 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.
It was named in scientific recognition of Nisha Shah, one of the winners of the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, from Lecanto, Florida, United States. [1]
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Categories:- Main Belt asteroids
- Astronomical objects discovered in 2000
- Main Belt asteroid stubs
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