(19003) Erinfrey Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Erin Lynn Frey (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and space sciences project. She attends the South River High School, Edgewater, Maryland, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Erinfrey is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erinfrey is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number19003
Provisional designation2000 RL61
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.68 km (#11,278 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.140
Absolute magnitude (H)14.35
Orbital period4.68 years
Semi-major axis2.80 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.57 – 3.02 au
Eccentricity0.0801
Inclination3.60°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.59 au

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

Also named after someone called Erin

Also discovered on 1 September 2000

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