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 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 9341 days (25.57 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.7048 AU (404.63 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.8592 AU (278.13 Gm) |
| 2.2820 AU (341.38 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.18528 |
| 3.45 yr (1259.2 d) | |
| 354.12° | |
| 0° 17m 9.276s / day | |
| Inclination | 7.7359° |
| 90.771° | |
| 280.11° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.876458 AU (131.1163 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.78408 AU (416.492 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.570 |
| 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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