(19142) Langemarck Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Langemarck is a village in West Flanders. In 1102 a parish church was erected there under the patronage of Count Robert II of Jerusalem.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-06-13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Langemarck is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Langemarck is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19142 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 SU4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.98 km (#17,055 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.342 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 3.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.907 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called West
All asteroids named after someone called West
Also discovered on 26 September 1989
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