(38019) Jeanmariepelt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 June 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Jean-Marie Pelt (b. 1933), a French botanist from Metz University, founded the European Institute of Ecology in 1972. Author of La Cannelle et le Panda (1999) and many other books, he is particularly well known for his opposition to trading genetically modified crops.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeanmariepelt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeanmariepelt is 3.31 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38019 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 LV2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.2 km (#4,005 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0900 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.24 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0839 |
| Inclination | 15.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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