(19813) Ericsands Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Eric Sands mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge, a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Fruitvale Junior High School, Bakersfield, California.Naming citation (20031010/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericsands is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericsands is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19813 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SF121 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.03 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0515 |
| Inclination | 6.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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