(19618) Masa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 August 1999 by J. Skvarc at Crni Vrh.
Maša Kandušer (b. 1964) is an inspirational person and a woman for whom you want to save this world or discover a new one.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Masa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Masa is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19618 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 PN3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.15 km (#12,384 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.149 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 9.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.864 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.