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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker and D. H. Levy |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | March 12, 1994 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 18434 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1994 EW7 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0109927 |
| Peri | 1.8747411 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2325652 |
| Orbital period | 1394.5951072 |
| Mean anomaly | 266.80105 |
| Inclination | 24.91442 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 134.10841 |
| Argument of peri | 29.11926 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
18434 Mikesandras (1994 EW7) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 12, 1994 by C. S. Shoemaker and D. H. Levy at Palomar. It is named for Michael D. Sandras (1963-2011). Sandras was at various times curator of the science center's planetarium and observatory in Kenner, Louisiana, at the Louis Roussell Planetarium, and at the time of his death from complications of diabetes as manager of the Gretna Observatory. He served as President of the Southeastern Planetarium Association in 2002-2003.