(19695) Billnye Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
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Where Billnye is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Billnye is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19695 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RP234 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.87 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 6.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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