(19424) Andrewsong Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Andrew Joshua Song (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering team project. He attends the Halb Yeshiva High School For Boys, Lawrence, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Andrewsong is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andrewsong is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number19424
Provisional designation1998 FH61
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.20 km (#16,780 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.277
Absolute magnitude (H)15.05
Orbital period4.02 years
Semi-major axis2.53 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.28 – 2.78 au
Eccentricity0.0985
Inclination4.52°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.27 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Andrew

Also discovered on 20 March 1998

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