(10238) Ananyakarthik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ananya Karthik (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for her materials science project. She attended the Saint Francis High School, Mountain View, California.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ananyakarthik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ananyakarthik is 1.88 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10238 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SO140 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.07 km (#15,044 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.223 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 3.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.827 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Ananya
All asteroids named after someone called Ananya
Also discovered on 26 September 1998
- (10237) Adzic
- (11380) Amolsingh
- (11382) Juliasitu
- (12915) Rinoliver
- (13336) Jillpernell
- (13337) Sampath
- (13339) Williamsmith
- (13341) Kellysweeney
- (13343) Annietaylor
- (13344) Upenieks
- (13346) Danielmiller
- (13349) Yarotsky
More named asteroids discovered by LINEAR
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- (8745) Delaney
- (8954) Baral
- (9126) Samcoulson
- (9243) Alag
- (9454) Ardeishar
- (9458) Beaumont
- (9459) Gracecai
- (9461) Cotingkeh
- (9463) Criscione
- (9465) Fergusonsam
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