(19542) Lindperkins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Lindsay Prentice Perkins (b. 1987) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her zoology team project. She attends the Juneau-Douglas High School, Juneau, Alaska, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040830/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lindperkins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lindperkins is 2.40 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19542 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JL27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.12 km (#16,890 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.298 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0563 |
| Inclination | 2.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Lindsay
All asteroids named after someone called Lindsay
Also discovered on 10 May 1999
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- (11225) Borden
- (11227) Ksenborisova
- (11228) Botnick
- (11229) Brookebowers
- (11230) Deschaffer
- (11231) Schiavo
- (11413) Catanach
- (11414) Allanchu
- (12117) Meagmessina
- (16048) Eddiedai
- (16049) D'Amore