(19096) Leonfridman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Architect Leonid Osherovich Fridman (b. 1948) is director of the Crimean Institute of Design, Architect and Restoration. He has been instrumental in preserving and restoring many old historical buildings and monuments in the Crimea.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leonfridman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leonfridman is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19096 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 TY1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.35 km (#11,958 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.339 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 8.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.967 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 October 1979
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