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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
| Discovery site | Socorro |
| Discovery date | May 10, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 18796 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 JH64 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6441585 |
| Peri | 1.9279729 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1566415 |
| Orbital period | 1262.5003314 |
| Mean anomaly | 231.53519 |
| Inclination | 5.74801 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 63.76318 |
| Argument of peri | 161.30449 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
18796 Acosta (1999 JH64) is a main belt asteroid discovered on May 10, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.[1] 18796 Acota is named in honor of a student, Iyen Abdon Acosta, for building an award winning science project.
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