(19434) Bahuffman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Benjamin Allen Huffman (b. 1984) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental science project. He attends the Heritage Christian School, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bahuffman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bahuffman is 2.29 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19434 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FD75 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.08 km (#16,952 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.258 |
| Rotation period | 4.78 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 0.742° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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