19367 Pink Floyd
| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey (ODAS) at Caussols |
| Discovery date | December 3, 1997 |
| Designations | |
| Named after | Pink Floyd |
| Alternative names |
1999 JH126; 1997 XW3; 1985 UZ2 |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch March 6, 2006 (JD 2453800.5) | |
| Aphelion | 426.122 Gm (2.848 AU) |
| Perihelion | 305.419 Gm (2.042 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 365.771 Gm (2.445 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Orbital period | 1396.446 d (3.82 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 18.92 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 112.689° |
| Inclination | 3.684° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 91.653° |
| Argument of perihelion | 304.820° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
| Mean density | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | ? m/s² |
| Escape velocity | ? km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Albedo | 0.10 |
| Temperature | ~178 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
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19367 Pink Floyd is an asteroid that has been named in honour of the English musical group Pink Floyd. It was discovered on December 3, 1997.[1] It is in a 3.82-year elliptical orbit around the sun. Its previous perihelion passage occurred on December 23, 2004 at 9h00 UT.
There is little information on the physical properties of 19367 Pink Floyd. Its diameter remains uncertain; range of 3 to 6 km is probable.
19367 Pink Floyd's maximum brightness is estimated to be 1/14958 of the brightness of the faintest objects that can be seen with the human eye.
The asteroid's name is unusual in that it is expressed as two words, instead of "Pinkfloyd" which is the format used by most other minor planets named for individuals or groups (although the asteroid named for the Rolling Stones is also expressed as two words).
References
- ^ "Minor Planet List". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2005-12-24.
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