(19497) Pineda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Maria Luisa Pineda (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her zoology project. She attends the American Senior High School, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pineda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pineda is 2.01 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19497 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KN32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 3.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.996 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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