(19660) Danielsteck Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Daniel D'Andrea Steck (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, a middle school science competition, for his engineering project. He attends the Barbara Bush Middle School, San Antonio, Texas.Naming citation (20031010/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danielsteck is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danielsteck is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19660 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RQ129 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.85 km (#15,562 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.288 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 7.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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