(19766) Katiedavis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 July 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Katie Davis mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge, a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Salesian Sisters Elementary School, Corralitos, California.Naming citation (20031010/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Katiedavis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Katiedavis is 2.54 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19766 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 OH4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.22 km (#16,745 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.474 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 6.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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