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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | F. Borngen and L. D. Schmadel |
| Discovery site | Tautenburg |
| Discovery date | September 21, 1992 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 18396 |
| Named after | Nelly Sachs |
| Alternate name(s) | 1992 SN2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8337002 |
| Peri | 1.9467450 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1855382 |
| Orbital period | 1349.7580896 |
| Mean anomaly | 37.91250 |
| Inclination | 2.97360 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 126.56537 |
| Argument of peri | 298.42902 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
18396 Nellysachs (1992 SN2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 21, 1992 by F. Borngen and L. D. Schmadel at Tautenburg.
The asteroid was named after Nelly Sachs (1891–1970) lyric poet and dramatist.
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