(19398) Creedence Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1998 by Sicoli, P., Ghezzi, P. at Sormano.
With its original sound, Creedence Clearwater Revival, frequently referred to as CCR or simply “Creedence”, was an American rock band that gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Creedence is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Creedence is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19398 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 EM8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.38 km (#16,480 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.375 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.71 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.263 |
| Inclination | 3.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.709 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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