(19417) Madelynho Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Madelyn Meng-Ling Ho (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering project. She attends the William P. Clements High School, Sugar Land, Texas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Madelynho is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Madelynho is 2.67 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number19417
Provisional designation1998 FG40
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.48
Orbital period3.78 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.16 – 2.70 au
Eccentricity0.111
Inclination1.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

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

Also discovered on 20 March 1998

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