(19916) Donbass Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
The Donetskij coal basin is located mainly in Ukraine and partly in Russia. This geographical region is known not only as a center of the coal mining and metallurgic industry, but also as the birthplace of many outstanding Ukrainian and Russian figures of culture and science.Naming citation (20040107/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Donbass is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Donbass is 1.95 au from the Sun and 1.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19916 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 QH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 6.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.814 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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