(19263) Lavater Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 July 1995 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Swiss writer, clergyman and religious philosopher Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741-1801), friendly with Herder and Goethe, influenced the intellectual, religious and political life of his time.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lavater is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lavater is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19263 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 OH10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.21 km (#7,411 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.225 |
| Inclination | 2.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.