(19915) Bochkarev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1974 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Nikolay Gennadievich Bochkarev (b. 1947) discovered x-ray radiation of nebulae formed by the stellar wind and initiated an observational program for the mapping of active galactic nuclei. He founded an International Astronomical Society incorporating the Commonwealth of Independent States.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bochkarev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bochkarev is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19915 |
| Provisional designation | 1974 RX1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.30 km (#16,598 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.257 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.243 |
| Inclination | 2.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.783 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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