(19577) Bobbyfisher Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 June 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Bobby Drake Fisher (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, a middle school science competition, for his botany and zoology project. He attends the Salesian Sisters Elementary School, Corralitos, California.Naming citation (20031010/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bobbyfisher is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bobbyfisher is 2.24 au from the Sun and 1.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19577 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 LP26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0845 |
| Inclination | 5.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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