(598895) Artjuhs Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 April 2009 by I. Eglitis K. Äernis at Baldone.
Jurijs Artjuhs (1943–2012) was a leading researcher of the Institute of Electronics and Computer Sciences, Latvia. The precise time-measurement technologies developed under his leadership are used in most of the satellite laser-ranging stations on Earth (including those of ESA and NASA) as well as in spacecraft.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Artjuhs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Artjuhs is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 598895 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 HW19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.06 |
| Orbital period | 4.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0828 |
| Inclination | 9.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.