(19718) Albertjarvis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 November 1999 by D. S. Dixon at Las Cruces.
Albert G. Jarvis (1911-1996) invented fasteners for industry and the machines to produce them. In addition to being an inventor he was also a good friend and neighbor, always ready to help repair a neighbor's home or farm machinery, or help a teenager build a science project or rebuild his or her first automobile.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Albertjarvis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Albertjarvis is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19718 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VF2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.56 km (#9,632 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.300 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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