18434 Mikesandras

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Mikesandras
Discovery and designation
Discovered by C. S. Shoemaker and D. H. Levy
Discovery site Palomar
Discovery date March 12, 1994
Designations
MPC designation 18434
Alternative names 1994 EW7
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.0109927
Perihelion 1.8747411
Eccentricity 0.2325652
Orbital period 1394.5951072
Mean anomaly 266.80105
Inclination 24.91442
Longitude of ascending node 134.10841
Argument of perihelion 29.11926
Physical characteristics
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.

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