(19980) Barrysimon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 November 1989 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.
Barry Simon (b. 1952), a first-rate amateur astronomer, founded the Deep South Regional Stargaze in 1983 and has managed it since then. Now in its twentieth year, this event helps participants from many southern states observe under a dark sky. Simon has amassed a large collection of refractor telescopes.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Barrysimon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barrysimon is 2.11 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19980 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 WF2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.60 km (#13,709 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.312 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.255 |
| Inclination | 21.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.901 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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