(9519) Jeffkeck Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.
Jeffrey David Keck (b. 1977) contributed to NASA's Lucy Trojan asteroid mission as the Lead of Avionics development and production.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #9, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeffkeck is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeffkeck is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9519 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 VK3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.02 km (#10,588 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.212 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0830 |
| Inclination | 4.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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