(19137) Copiapo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 February 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Copiapó, a mining district in northern Chile, was in 2010 the scene of a severe mining accident, with 33 miners buried alive at a depth of almost 700 meters for more than two months. They were finally rescued alive and healthy.Naming citation (20101128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Copiapo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Copiapo is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19137 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 CP2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.60 km (#11,438 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.201 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 8.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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