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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 | July 31, 2000 |
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Designations
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| MPC 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]