19367 Pink Floyd
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey (ODAS) at Caussols |
| Discovery date | December 3, 1997 |
| Alternate designations B |
1999 JH126; 1997 XW3; 1985 UZ2 |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.165 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 365.771 Gm (2.445 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 305.419 Gm (2.042 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 426.122 Gm (2.848 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1396.446 d (3.82 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 18.92 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 3.684° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
91.653° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
304.820° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 112.689° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
| Density | ? g/cm³ |
| Surface gravity | ? m/s² |
| Escape velocity | ? km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Spectral class | ? |
| Absolute magnitude | 14.8 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.10 |
| Mean surface temperature |
~178 K |
19367 Pink Floyd is an asteroid that has been named in honor 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).
[edit] References
- ^ Minor Planet List. IAU: Minor Planet Center. Retrieved on 2005-12-24.
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