(19420) Vivekbuch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vivek Paresh Buch (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering team project. He attends the Mills University Studies High School, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vivekbuch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vivekbuch is 2.70 au from the Sun and 1.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19420 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FB54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.81 km (#9,216 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.173 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.06 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0328 |
| Inclination | 2.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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