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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | the Lowell Observatory Near Earth Object Search |
| Discovery site | the Anderson Mesa Station |
| Discovery date | 5 June 2000 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 18101 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2000 LF32 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7216213 |
| Peri | 1.8468795 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1914724 |
| Orbital period | 1260.9968117 |
| Mean anomaly | 74.52381 |
| Inclination | 5.09656 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 170.70087 |
| Argument of peri | 163.94315 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.7 |
18101 Coustenis (2000 LF32) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 5 June 2000 by the Lowell Observatory Near Earth Object Search at the Anderson Mesa Station. It was named after Dr Athena Coustenis, of Paris-Meudon Observatory, France, following a suggestion by Prof. M. Fulchignoni.
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