(18658) Rajdev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Priya Ashoke Rajdev (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Ossining High School, Ossining, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rajdev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rajdev is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18658 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FX31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 1.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.961 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Priya
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