(19484) Vanessaspini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vanessa Anne Spini (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics project. She attends the Gold Beach High School, Gold Beach, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vanessaspini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vanessaspini is 2.17 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19484 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HF121 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.45 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0694 |
| Inclination | 6.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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