(19349) Denjoy Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 February 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.

Arnaud Denjoy (1884-1974) was one of a group of French mathematicians (including Baire, Borel and Lebesgue) who in the early twentieth century initiated a new approach to the theory of functions of real variables, measure theory and integration.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Denjoy is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Denjoy is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number19349
Provisional designation1997 CF22
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.40 km (#11,833 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.302
Absolute magnitude (H)13.92
Orbital period4.66 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.70 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.0334
Inclination5.70°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.69 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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