(19298) Zhongkeda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1996 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Zhongguokeda is the University of Science and Technology of China, a new type of university established by the Chinese Academy of Sciences after the founding of the Peoples Republic of China.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zhongkeda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhongkeda is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19298 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 SU4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.75 km (#15,758 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.370 |
| Rotation period | 78.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0753 |
| Inclination | 6.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.