(19413) Grantlewis Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Grant Allen Lewis (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Delavan High School, Delavan, Illinois, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Grantlewis is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Grantlewis is 2.13 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number19413
Provisional designation1998 FB30
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.69
Orbital period3.69 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.09 – 2.68 au
Eccentricity0.125
Inclination6.14°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.10 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Grant

Also discovered on 20 March 1998

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