(19415) Parvamenon Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Parvathy Rama Menon (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering project. She attends the Westview High School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Parvamenon is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Parvamenon is 2.28 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number19415
Provisional designation1998 FC34
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.76 km (#9,280 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0580
Absolute magnitude (H)15.21
Orbital period3.68 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.78 au
Eccentricity0.168
Inclination4.70°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.994 au

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

Also discovered on 20 March 1998

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