(19574) Davidedwards Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 June 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
David Kitzmiller Edwards V (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, a middle school science competition, for his environmental sciences project. He attends the Emily Gray Junior High School, Tucson, Arizona.Naming citation (20031010/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidedwards is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidedwards is 1.88 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19574 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 LQ21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 37.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 3.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.815 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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