(15019) Gingold Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Julian A. Gingold (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his biochemistry project. He attends the New Rochelle High School, New Rochelle, New York.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gingold is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gingold is 1.96 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15019 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SW75 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.17 km (#16,816 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.493 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 3.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.915 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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