(19756) Martinezfrias Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2000 by Lopez, A., Pacheco, R. at Costitx.
Jesús Martínez Frías (b. 1960) is a Spanish planetary geologist and astrobiologist. He has made outstanding contributions to meteoritics, space-science education and outreach, Mars missions, and astrobiology institutions. Jesús is the cofounder of the Spanish Astrobiology Center.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Martinezfrias is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martinezfrias is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19756 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EW50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.56 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 6.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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