(19419) Pinkham Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Brian Edward Pinkham (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Stone Bridge High School, Ashburn, Virginia, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pinkham is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pinkham is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19419 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FO49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.63 km (#13,630 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.307 |
| Rotation period | 2.50 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 7.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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