(10629) Krishnamani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Preeti Sai Krishnamani (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her plant sciences project. She attended the Charter School of Wilmington, Wilmington, Delaware.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Krishnamani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Krishnamani is 3.04 au from the Sun and 4.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10629 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BK11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.85 km (#9,152 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.142 |
| Rotation period | 3.95 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 0.647° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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