(19450) Sussman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Gene Everett Sussman (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health project. He attends the Lawrence High School, Cedarhurst, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sussman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sussman is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19450 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FF125 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.97 km (#15,288 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.551 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0547 |
| Inclination | 5.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Gene
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