(19025) Arthurpetron Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Arthur Joseph Petron (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Dallastown Area High School, Dallastown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Arthurpetron is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arthurpetron is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19025 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SC117 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.75 km (#15,764 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.281 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0837 |
| Inclination | 6.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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