(13259) Bhat Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nivedita Bhat (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her environmental sciences project. She attends the Arvida Middle School, Miami, Florida.Naming citation (20021021/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bhat is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bhat is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13259 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QA15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 7.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 August 1998
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- (9476) Vincenthuang
- (9477) Kefennell
- (10635) Chiragkumar
- (11189) Rabeaton
- (11369) Brazelton
- (11370) Nabrown
- (11371) Camley
- (11372) Aditisingh
- (11373) Carbonaro
- (11737) Gregneat
- (12545) Taniamurphy
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- (9458) Beaumont
- (9459) Gracecai
- (9461) Cotingkeh
- (9463) Criscione
- (9465) Fergusonsam
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