(13303) Asmitakumar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Asmita Kumar (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her physical science project. She attends the Goleta Valley Junior High School, Goleta, California.Naming citation (20021021/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Asmitakumar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Asmitakumar is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13303 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RX32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.75 km (#13,334 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.263 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 2.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 September 1998
- (9810) Elanfiller
- (11190) Jennibell
- (12898) Mignard
- (12900) Rishabjain
- (12903) Isabellekatz
- (12906) Alexismacavoy
- (12907) Giannanilvo
- (13301) Hofsteen
- (13302) Kezmoh
- (13305) Danielang
- (13307) Taralarsen
- (13308) Melissamayne