(19438) Khaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shirin Khaki (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science team project. She attends the Lake Brantley High School, Altamonte Springs, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Khaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Khaki is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19438 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FF83 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.72 km (#13,412 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.168 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0586 |
| Inclination | 4.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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