(13261) Ganeshvenu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ganesh Venu (b. 2005) was a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for his plant science project. He attended the Friendswood Junior High, Friendswood, Texas.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ganeshvenu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ganeshvenu is 2.17 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13261 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QM16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.60 km (#13,722 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.452 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 4.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 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
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- (11371) Camley
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