(19620) Auckland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 1999 by Auckland at Auckland.
The largest city in New Zealand, Auckland is renowned for its beautiful harbors and its volcanic cones.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Auckland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Auckland is 2.56 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19620 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 QG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.72 km (#11,187 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.288 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.