(19446) Muroski Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Megan Elizabeth Muroski (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health project. She attends the Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Muroski is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Muroski is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19446 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FX113 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.44 km (#8,320 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0320 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 4.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.967 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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