(19430) Kristinaufer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kristina Ann Ufer (b. 1984) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. She attends the Bellarmine Preparatory School, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kristinaufer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kristinaufer is 2.52 au from the Sun and 1.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19430 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FO69 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.79 km (#15,684 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.328 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.63 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 3.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kristina
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Also discovered on 20 March 1998
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