(19425) Nicholasrapp Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nicholas Dorian Rapp (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering team project. He also received the Intel Foundation Achievement Award. He attends the Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nicholasrapp is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nicholasrapp is 2.54 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19425 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FW61 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 9.14 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 5.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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