(19998) Binoche Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 November 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Juliette Binoche (b. 1964) became world famous for her performance in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), a movie based on Milan Kundera's novel (1984).Naming citation (20101128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Binoche is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Binoche is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19998 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 WP1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.13 km (#12,442 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Rotation period | 4.73 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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