(9808) Navamijain Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Navami Jain (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for her biochemistry project. She attended the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Navamijain is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Navamijain is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9808 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QS70 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.29 km (#12,079 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.318 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0992 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 August 1998
- (15008) Delahodde
- (15009) Johnwheeler
- (16961) Mullahy
- (18737) Aliciaworley
- (20405) Barryburke
- (20411) Jooyeongeem
- (20412) Josemariamadiedo
- (21554) Leechaohsi
- (21555) Levary
- (21556) Christineli
- (21557) Daniellitt
- (21558) Alisonliu
More named asteroids discovered by LINEAR
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- (8744) Cilla
- (8745) Delaney
- (8954) Baral
- (9126) Samcoulson
- (9243) Alag
- (9454) Ardeishar
- (9458) Beaumont
- (9459) Gracecai
- (9461) Cotingkeh
- (9463) Criscione
- (9465) Fergusonsam
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