(20290) Seanraj Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sean Dilip Raj (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his medicine and health project. He attends the Hightower High School, Missouri City, Texas.Naming citation (20040415/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Seanraj is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seanraj is 2.58 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20290 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FJ65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 4.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.920 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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