19738 Calinger
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | LINEAR |
| Discovery site | MRO |
| Discovery date | 4 January 2000 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 19738 Calinger |
Named after | Manetta Calinger (teacher)[1] |
| 2000 AS97 · 1991 RZ36 | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 25.24 yr (9,218 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.7049 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8591 AU |
| 2.2820 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1853 |
| 3.45 yr (1259.1 days) | |
| 296.92° | |
| Inclination | 7.7362° |
| 90.773° | |
| 280.12° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.8782 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.1 | |
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19738 Calinger, provisionally designated 2000 AS97, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 4, 2000 by LINEAR, the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research, at Magdalena Ridge Observatory in New Mexico, United States.[1]
The asteroid with a perihelion of 1.86 AU, has an eccentricity of 0.18, an orbital period of 1259 days (3.45 years) and is inclined by 7.7 degree to the ecliptic.[1]
This asteroid is named after Manetta Calinger who mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge.[1]
References
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 19738 Calinger at the JPL Small-Body Database
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