(19188) Dittebesard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 December 1991 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Ditte Besard (1977–2010), eldest daughter of Camilla and artist Hugo Besard, died after a struggle over many years. Implicitly remembering the goddess Eunomia, her father expressed his feelings as follows: Hour after hour, day after day, time comes downwards like falling snow and covers the present with a carpet.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dittebesard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dittebesard is 2.26 au from the Sun and 1.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19188 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 YT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.98 km (#10,650 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.236 |
| Rotation period | 21.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 December 1991
- (6159) Andreseloy
- (6793) Palazzolo
- (7016) Conandoyle
- (9054) Hippocastanum
- (9356) Elineke
- (9604) Bellevanzuylen
- (18381) Massenet