(10635) Chiragkumar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Chirag Kumar (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his earth and planetary project. He attended the Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua, New York.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chiragkumar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chiragkumar is 3.13 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10635 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QH8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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