(19531) Charton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Heather Anne Charton (b. 1987) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her zoology project. She attends the Tuscarawas Valley High School, Zoarville, Ohio, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Charton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Charton is 1.86 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19531 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GM32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.16 km (#14,795 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.101 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 5.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.854 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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