(119195) Margaretgreer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 2001 by L. Ball at Emerald Lane.
Margaret Hatcher Greer (b. 1951) is a retired elementary school teacher from Decatur, Alabama. She is a lover of science and astronomy, and she taught at Walter Jackson Elementary and Ben Davis Elementary.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Margaretgreer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Margaretgreer is 2.20 au from the Sun and 1.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 119195 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QF111 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 4.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.991 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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