18931971

18931971 is a minor planet in the asteroid belt, discovered on September 13, 1971, by astronomers at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, Ukraine. It is part of the Flora family of asteroids, which are named after 8 Flora, the first asteroid discovered in this family. The Flora family is believed to have originated from a collisional disruption of a larger parent body.

18931971 has an estimated diameter of approximately 3 kilometers. Its orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of about 2.2 astronomical units (AU), an eccentricity of 0.15, and an inclination of about 5 degrees relative to the ecliptic plane. The asteroid completes one orbit around the Sun approximately every 3.3 years.

The spectral classification of 18931971 is S-type, indicating that it has a stony composition, similar to many other asteroids in the Flora family. This classification is based on its reflectance spectrum, which shows characteristic absorption features of silicate minerals.

Due to its small size and relatively distant orbit, 18931971 is not considered a significant threat to Earth. However, its study contributes to our understanding of the formation and evolution of the asteroid belt and the processes that shape the solar system.