(19539) Anaverdu Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 May 1999 by J. Nomen at Ametlla de Mar.

Barcelona-born Ana Verdu, wife of the discoverer, is being honored on the occasion of her 38th birthday, 2001 March 8.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Anaverdu is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anaverdu is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number19539
Provisional designation1999 JO14
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.08 km (#16,947 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.257
Absolute magnitude (H)15.49
Orbital period3.55 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.90 – 2.75 au
Eccentricity0.182
Inclination6.85°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.898 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Ana

Also discovered on 14 May 1999

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