18918 Nishashah
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
| Discovery site | Socorro |
| Discovery date | July 31, 2000 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 18918 |
| 2000 OB50 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.6902618 |
| Perihelion | 1.8474484 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1857354 |
| 1248.2701490 | |
| 131.35660 | |
| Inclination | 6.32192 |
| 57.93142 | |
| 247.40761 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.5 | |
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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]