(19079) Hernandez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 May 1967 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.
José Hernández (1834-1886) was the Argentinian author of El Gaucho Martín Fierro (1872), La Vuelta de Martín Fierro (1879) and other classic gaucho poems. The name was suggested by W. A. Fröger.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Hernandez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hernandez is 3.45 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19079 |
| Provisional designation | 1967 KC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.24 |
| Orbital period | 5.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 8.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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