(19774) Diamondback Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Diamondback is named after the University of Maryland's mascot, the diamondback terrapin, as well as the university's student newspaper. The name honors the students who studied the asteroid and conducted research on its lightcurve and rotation period through the 2025 ASTR 315 course at Maryland.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Diamondback is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Diamondback is 3.07 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19774 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OS51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.241 |
| Inclination | 11.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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