(19783) Antoniromanya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 2000 by J. Nomen at Ametlla de Mar.
Antoni Romanya (1900-1981) was the manager of the Observatorio del Ebro, in Roquetes-Tarragona, from 1939 to 1970. A tireless researcher in both geophysics and solar physics, he was a very dear and well-loved person in his country.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Antoniromanya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Antoniromanya is 3.36 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19783 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QF71 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.9 km (#3,758 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.47 |
| Orbital period | 5.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 2.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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