(19914) Klagenfurt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 1973 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Klagenfurt, the capital of the Austrian province of Kaernten, is situated on the eastern shore of the Woerther Lake in the greatest intra-mountainous basin of the Eastern Alps. This cultural center and tourist resort was first documented in 1195.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Klagenfurt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Klagenfurt is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19914 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 UK5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.09 km (#8,799 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 3.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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