Discovery date 2 September 2000 Observation arc 9310 days (25.49 yr) Absolute magnitude 14.9 Discovery site Experimental Test Site MPC designation 19007 | Alternative names 2000 RD68 Discovered 2 September 2000 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Discovered by Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team Aphelion 2.6310171 AU (393.59456 Gm) Perihelion 1.9019672 AU (284.53024 Gm) Discoverer Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research | ||
19007 Nirajnathan (2000 RD68) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.
It was named for Niraj Rama Nathan (b. 1987), who was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project, and graduated from Lecanto High School in 2004. A graduate of Harvard University, Niraj is currently pursuing a career in research and academic medicine at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee. He is the first student in the history of Harvard University to receive a citation for the Tamil Language.
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