(19288) Egami Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Katsunori Egami (b. 1959) is the leader of the astronomical volunteers at the Fukuoka Science Museum. He is well-known throughout Kyushu as a collector of meteorites.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Egami is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Egami is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19288 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 FJ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.99 km (#5,768 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.263 |
| Rotation period | 2.65 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.58 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 15.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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