(19543) Burgoyne Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Nicole Burgoyne (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her zoology team project. She attends the Edward R. Murrow High School, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Burgoyne is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Burgoyne is 1.95 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number19543
Provisional designation1999 JR30
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.03
Orbital period3.33 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.81 – 2.65 au
Eccentricity0.189
Inclination6.10°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.806 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Nicole

Also discovered on 10 May 1999

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