(19428) Gracehsu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Grace Hsu (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. She attends the Saratoga High School, Saratoga, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gracehsu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gracehsu is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19428 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FU66 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.09 km (#12,512 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.242 |
| Rotation period | 8.14 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0837 |
| Inclination | 6.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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All asteroids named after someone called Grace
Also discovered on 20 March 1998
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- (9126) Samcoulson
- (9243) Alag
- (9454) Ardeishar
- (11169) Alkon
- (11170) Bradenmilford
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- (11174) Carandrews
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- (9126) Samcoulson
- (9243) Alag
- (9454) Ardeishar
- (9458) Beaumont
- (9459) Gracecai
- (9461) Cotingkeh
- (9463) Criscione
- (9465) Fergusonsam
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