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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 15, 1993 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 19226 |
| Named after | Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc |
| Alternate name(s) | 1993 RA8 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4627513 |
| Peri | 3.2327599 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0343501 |
| Orbital period | 2237.3248555 |
| Mean anomaly | 163.82397 |
| Inclination | 8.05249 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 191.60740 |
| Argument of peri | 150.35819 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
19226 Peiresc (1993 RA8) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on September 15, 1993 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory. It is named after French scientist Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580–1637).
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