(19386) Axelcronstedt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Axel Frederik Cronstedt (1722-1765), a mining expert and director of mines in central Sweden, discovered the new element nickel in minerals he found in Hälsingland. Using phosphorus salts and the blowpipe technique he qualitatively analyzed colored metallic oxides.Naming citation (20090409/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Axelcronstedt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Axelcronstedt is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19386 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 CR4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.51 km (#13,925 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 7.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.902 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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