(19815) Marshasega Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Marsha Sega mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge, a middle school science competition. She teaches at the St. Mary's School, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.Naming citation (20031010/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marshasega is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marshasega is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19815 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 ST127 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0877 |
| Inclination | 3.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Marsha
All asteroids named after someone called Marsha
Also discovered on 24 September 2000
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- (19025) Arthurpetron
- (19029) Briede
- (19808) Elainemccall
- (19809) Nancyowen
- (19810) Partridge
- (19811) Kimperkins
- (19813) Ericsands
- (19816) Wayneseyfert
- (19817) Larashelton
- (19818) Shotwell
- (19820) Stowers