(19494) Gerbs Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 May 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
James (“Gerbs”) Bauer (b. 1968) studies the physical nature of Centaurs and other outer solar system bodies. For the WISE infrared satellites observatory, he led the moving-object detection subsystem that was responsible for detecting near-Earth objects.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gerbs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gerbs is 3.12 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19494 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KJ8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.51 km (#6,141 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.106 |
| Rotation period | 6.15 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.35 |
| Orbital period | 5.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0539 |
| Inclination | 12.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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