(19421) Zachulett Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Zachary Frank Hulett (b. 1985) 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 Zachulett is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zachulett is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number19421
Provisional designation1998 FD56
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.85 km (#10,905 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.157
Absolute magnitude (H)14.55
Orbital period4.32 years
Semi-major axis2.65 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.48 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.0646
Inclination4.40°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.47 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Zachary

Also discovered on 20 March 1998

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