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Discovery and designation
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| Discovery site | Črni Vrh Observatory |
| Discovery date | July 17, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 19612 |
| Named after | Herman Potočnik |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 OO |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6708557 |
| Peri | 2.1016291 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1192726 |
| Orbital period | 1346.3880616 |
| Mean anomaly | 143.43428 |
| Inclination | 5.88434 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 275.71579 |
| Argument of peri | 19.17101 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
19612 Noordung (1999 OO) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 17, 1999 at Črni Vrh Observatory. It is named after Herman Potočnik Noordung, a Slovene rocket engineer and pioneer of cosmonautics.
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