19738 Calinger
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Name | |
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Name | Calinger |
Designation | 1916 S61 |
Discovery | |
Discoverer | LINEAR |
Discovery date | January 4, 2000 |
Discovery site | Socorro, New Mexico |
Orbital elements | |
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.1854188 |
Semimajor axis (a) | 2.2817561 AU |
Perihelion (q) | 1.8586756 AU |
Aphelion (Q) | 2.7048366 AU |
Orbital period (P) | 3.45 a |
Inclination (i) | 7.7376° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 90.80415° |
Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 280.20849° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 216.44236° |
19738 Calinger is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 1.8584973 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.1854902 and an orbital period of 1258.88 days (3.45 years).[1]
Calinger has an average orbital speed of 19.71786695 km/s and a inclination of 7.73751°.
This asteroid was discovered on January 4, 2000 by LINEAR.
This asteroid is named after Manetta Calinger who mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge.[1]